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"Money! No discovery ever made by man is worse than the silver coin.
It's this silver coin which turns countries upside down.
It's this silver coin which sends men away from their homes.
It's this silver coin which turns the minds of wise men; makes them wander about, lost to evil deeds, teaches them to commit every sacrilege." - Creon

This is a very blunt statement by Sophocles about what the love of money can do to people. He says this obsession with silver can, not only distract wise men, but entire countries. Some who chase the silver coin may leave their family behind or not even start a family at all. All for their own success, to see their own dreams of fame and fortune become reality. But for some that is all they may need to be happy.
I think I know where I stand. I can say "Money is no object for me," not because I have it (which I don't) but because I don't want it. Some will tell you that it is needed, that it is necessary to survive now. I agree we all need money to just get by now, but do we all know when we will stop? Will we even be able to recognize if we have enough or if we need more and when we do will it be too late for us to do anything about it?
Who is teaching us to know our own limit? We surely cannot trust the T.V. or the radio or the magazines to teach us; they only have their best interests in mind which is to get you to have more money to splurge on their product: luxuries you don't need that don't make you happy.
So i have another message for you: go and do the things you love to do! Find something that makes you happy and chase it! But don't let anyone tell you what you want either. Only you can figure out where you fit in and if you don't then feel free to be the first. Feel free to be yourself. Feel free to express every little thing that makes you unique. Feel free from the accusations of your peers. And feel free to think for yourself! Just after you hear something and just before you accept it as true, process it on your own for a while before deciding whether you agree or not. Everything! Including this post from which I hope I've given you enough to over-analyze by now.