A2 - Sunday, January 23, 1983 - North Shore News

THE MORAL DEBATE about the economy carries on, fueled by the prime minister’s ob- servation that everybody in Canada either goes skiing at Christmas or hops down to the Caribbean for a week or two and the contention of a group of

Canadian bishops that

socialist.

Recently, I pointed out their role in the shaping of moder attitudes toward the subject of money itself which calls forth the deepest passions.

MoOst of us have inherited a schizophrenic attitude toward money. While one’s power is to a considerable degree measured by the size of one’s credit line, we are reminded time and again of Paul's warning in the Bible that money ts the root of all evil.

Perhaps more other Biblical cement, that one caused confusion beyond measurement down through the ages.

What Paul really said was: “The /ove of money is the root of all evil.” He was speaking of attachement to worldly goods as the main

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obstacle in the path of Money itself is entirely

innocent. The notion that

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evil about it is a superstiuion, even from a_ theological point of view.

The power of money is the real reason most people feel nervous, even giddy, in its presence. Money has always been capable of mesmerizing ordinary and extraordinary people alike. Even the wise can be corrupted.

Magical properties have generally been associated with money. The futile but persistent efforts of alchemists gave expression to the deep human urge to seize hold of the magical energy directly -- from thin alr.

Under the heading of “prospenty consciousness”. there are literally hundreds ef books that basically

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equate the acquisition of wealth with holy high- rolling.

The general principle is that the universe is a place of natural abundance beyond belief and it is just a matter of getting on the right wavelength to make money come your way. ~

Scarcely a week goes by without some new pamphlet

my mailbox, telling me precisely how to become a millionaire’ Most of the them, I’m sure, are perfectly legitimate -- and probably work. If 'm not a millionaire by now it must be

because I'm just not inclined

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Money itself is “green energy”, pure and simple. It can be used for the most holy and unholy of deeds. One’s relationship to it is the test of one’s level of development, not the amount of it one has. A poor person can be as greedy as a nch one.

An interesting angle on the whole issue of money and how to deal with it is taken in Michael Phillips’ book, The Seven .Laws of Money. Phillips takes what

he admits is a “tran- scendental”’ approach, arguing that Togic only

accounts for about two per cent of reality. ~ Ta short, it is the magic or karma of money that he discusses. I can’t recom- mend this book too strongly, especially if you're in business for yourself. Basically, he says that as

long as you account for “every penny, budget properly, and really want to do something, you should plunge ahead and do tt -- the money will come. It is a question of mind over matter.

But he warns that failure to obey the rules can lead to all sorts of nightmares (ask Nelson Skalbania). Worst of

all, you can get sucked into your own fantasy once you've made it a reality. You risk losing touch with others and sometimes even with yourself.

Mammon lives, of course. But money is really manna. If some of it comes your way, be receptive. It won’t bite.

Waterhole brings nuisance charges

A DEEP water-filled hole

at 2450 Haywood Avenue is

dangerous to children, says Mayor Dernck Humphreys.

the developer to answer nuisance charges.

There will be a “show cause” hearing in February

“There wis a playschool nearby and 1 don't want to hear that a little child has fallen in that hole,” he said.

No building work has been done on the site since 198] and council has now ordered

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