Daring Leaps of Faith

The article "Daring Leaps of Faith" by Julia Duin is very heartbreaking. If you are an ex-Muslim you are  shunned, disowned, denied your inheritance, kidnapped, put in prison, or worst of all killed in Muslim countries.  This hurt my heart to know that you could die for trying to change your religion or try to find happiness in something you believe is better. I was really surprised and not surprised because I know in countries their people have no freedom but that the consequences are so horrible. Also for murder to be apart of the religion is horrible as well. If they are here in the U.S. they are called, mailed, threats from their old government, friends, families, and believers who live here. Also they are killed and kidnapped here too. this was a huge surprise to me because I thought that when they came here they could be free and protected. It seems that's not always the case because they are scared of being registered and found. This entire article was saddening and heartbreaking to me. It also made me appreciate my freedom of religion and others who have changed theirs.   

Radix malorum est cupiditas

Radix malorum est cupiditas is translated as "the love of money is the root of all evil." I believe that this statement is nothing, but the truth. When people get money they tend to become someone dark and corrupt because they never had such power before. I also believe its not just the money that corrupts people it is the power that come with it as well. Bill Taylor made an article recently that asked and answers three questions: How is it that brilliant people with more money than they’ll ever need get so caught up in their hunger for even more money that they end up losing everything?, How much is enough, and why are people willing to risk so much to get more?, and if money is so alluring, how is it that so many extremely wealthy people seem so unhappy?

The first question that Bill Taylor asked is how is it that brilliant people with more money than they’ll ever need get so caught up in their hunger for even more money that they end up losing everything? To answer this question as well as the other two he goes in to a book called Money and the Meaning of Life, by Jacob Needleman. The answer he gives is that money does not make you smarter or change your inner make up, it only means you know how to make money not any other subjects. I agree with this answer because if you have a lot of money your not really the smartest person you just know now to hustle and grind better than most. Also that human nature makes you worry about things that you need and you will do what ever you have to do to get it.

The second question:  How much is enough, and why are people willing to risk so much to get more? One of the answers he got was you want have enough until you are successful and if you work hard to get the success yourself it will make you feel accomplished. I believe that hat is true too because you should make enough to where you are able to be successful. If you are successful you want need to worry about all the little things in life.

The third question is if money is so alluring, how is it that so many extremely wealthy people seem so unhappy? the answer to this was "Money truly can't buy happiness, especially if you're unhappy to begin with." I only agree with fifty percent of this answer because I think no matter what money can not but happiness even if you are unhappy in the beginning. money is only physical if you don't have spiritual happiness with who or what ever you believe in then you will never be happy no matter what.