Aleck and Sally become infatuated with money, at the expense of a strong family structure and their sense of rationality. They have such huge dreams for their future, based upon the inheritance they are waiting on, that they lose sight of many aspects of their life that were important to them before. They become slightly lesser people in terms of morality, seeming only to care about the potential palace they imagine and the illusion of their high society life-style. This lack of logic that comes with the desire for money can result in extremely unfortunate behavior, which reminded me of the show American Greed.
American Greed is aired by CNBC, publicizing the lengths people go to in order to gain wealth or maintain wealth. One sad story involves a man who turns to bank robbery as a result of losing his job in the trading pits. He still acts as if he is going to his regular job every day, leaving his wife and children at home unaware of his true profession. Not only is this man living a double-life and thus confusing the reality of his life with fantasy, he has also sunk into a state of moral decay in order to achieve a certain lifestyle. A similar story is told in another episode where a man who appears to be a very wealthy and esteemed philanthropist is revealed to be running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. It is truly incredible to view the reality of the horrendous acts people commit in order to fulfill a dream of success and wealth. How can this wealth be respected and help someone achieve an elevated social class when it is built upon immorality and greed? If the money is dirty is the person really gaining the image they desire or is it soiled by the process through which they attain their goals? If Aleck and Sally would have become permanently corrupt people with access to riches, would their quality of life really benefited?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/18057119/
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