Pleonexia metastasizing in human society

Pleonexia word sounds like the name of a disease & it is one of the deadliest, the love of money. It has been present since money was invented by the ancient Indians, the Chinese & the Lydians. The second word in the title is primarily used to denote the spread of malignancy from one part of the body to other parts. Here also the word is consciously used to describe the current unbridled spread of Pleonexia.

Like "All roads leading to Rome", all present human activities have money as their ultimate goal. Education is useful only so far as it can lead to economically productive employment. Both education & employment, per se, if not leading to acquisition of wealth, are of absolutely no value. In this equation, Knowledge & Culture, come completely croppers.

Another casualty in this scenario, is Spirituality, the real ultimate goal of human life. Religion, which is often mistaken for spirituality, has already been subverted to serve Pleonexia, because most people pray only for wealth (& of course health) which they cannot get by normal (or even devious) ways.

In spite of seeing everyday the travails of the rich (many of whom have even recourse to suicide), we stubbornly adhere to the only accepted yardstick of human success, namely wealth. Praying to Saints who have voluntarily embraced extreme poverty (in all religions) for more wealth, is the height of idiocy. If we really want wealth, we should worship the modern Croesus (or the Indian Kubera) logically!