Money is a numeric analog for how you run your life and what you have done for others. Money is a metaphor for the strength of your human relationships. Unlike a swamp or a forest, money ceases to exist in the absence of people. Money is a combination of a claim and a promise. Money is intangible. It is only as good as the invisible network of trust that links vast numbers of humans into a loose kind of unity. It is a claim against other people for the goods and services you need, and it is a promise on their part to supply those goods and services to you.
