Money

A friend of mine was fired from her job a couple of years ago. She said she was finally over the pain she suffered because of it. She understood that it was "all about the money" and "nothing personal"; she had forgiven her tormentors. She had given her best to the employer for many years and was very committed to her job, but that didn't seem to matter because the bottom line needed to look different at the time. Now she is happily employed by a competitor, but she has learned not to be so committed, so attached to her work. Anyone can lose their job at any given day.

My friend has a healthy attitude about work, I suppose. One has to adjust to the modern realities in the workplace, right? Otherwise one gets hurt every time - because it's all about the money. I just wonder when this shift happened - when did we decide that money justifies all means? If one is making money one can do anything; making money is the highest, noblest goal in life, and if we're doing it we're the good guys.
--- T