Why is money NOT the root of all evil? - 86/101 Entrepreneur Questions and Answers

This is an except from my book: 101 Entrepreneur Questions and Answers.Recognize that when you have more money it amplifies the person you already are- for example: if you are kind then more money will make you kinder, if you are anxious then money will make you more anxious.This saying is a bible verse and it can be found at 1 Timothy 6:10, which according to the King James version goes like this: "for the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows". This does not mean that money is inherently evil, but when you are all consumed with chasing money whilst ignoring your emotional, physical or spiritual needs, then that is where the pain comes from: the lack of those needs being fulfilled.This verse was written at the time when Paul was uniting the 1st century congregations and staving off falsehoods that would have lead early Christians astray. He wrote this urging people to stay committed to the Christian cause, congregation and Christ. Discouraging people from seeking wealth on the grounds that if they fail to achieve wealth they will be hurt, not necessarily physically, but that they be disappointed.Without going into too much religion, Christianity, like other collectivist ideologies has had a tendency to demonize anything that would make people individualistic or anything that the common person cannot attain easily, whether wealth, status, prominence or talent, etc.Money is important and do not let dogmatic views get in your way. It is all down to moderation and your approach to money, if money is all consuming than this bible verse will be fulfilled because when you trip, fall or make a mistake in your journey to riches, then you can suffer and you will be hurt. You cannot let your desire for money to be all consuming, but you have to recognize that as money is important whilst working towards achieving more of it, if you do so desire.You only need to get rich once, when you are rich you just need to protect it. That is what this bible verse is also talking about how when you lose your money- just how it is painful when you lose the house you've built and lived in for 50 years because of a storm. It can be painful because all you are focusing on is money, when instead you may want to focus on the journey and the adventure.This is why you have to start a business with a passion and a purpose because the money is the result, and a symptom, of your activities and its successes. This way you are working for a purpose and not for the money.Question of the day: do you believe that money is the root of all evil?