Which is important? Money, whether metal, paper or plastic is readily perceived. Love is not. Love is a many splendoured thing. It means different for different people on different occasions. It is rather an inexplicable feeling. Early in life, we experience mother's love and then the father's. It's in the cuddling, it's in the feeding, it's in the touch, it's in the presence, it's in the smile, it's in the caring, it's in the sound, it's in the baby-talk, it, infact is in everything around the baby or the child. It is the attachment, it is the togetherness, it is playing with others, it is sharing dolls and things with the brothers, sisters and others of the kind. It's love all around until you learn to own other emotions such as anger and hate. Love is in playing hide and seek, and in all games and sports. It is in the school, friends, elders, teachers, in the stories one hears and learns. Love of music and dance vibrates the body and the mind. Love is in everything, it's all pervading. It's the birthday, the lovely presents, Holi, Diwali, X-mas and the New Year and all those messages of good wishes. Money is hiddden so far in all ex-pressions of love. The blessings of money in the hands of parents hold the key for a loving atmosphere. Parents can devote money and leisure for the happiness of their children. It is not enough to love, being loved is to be seen by others. Money can buy exciting gifts to show love and admiration. My little niece lived with me and my parents. We shared the same study. I told her stories of the hare and the tortoise, of the prodigal son, of prince and princess, of David and Goliath and ever so many. We drew and painted pictures together. I kept her company at the merry -go- round, in the mini-train, encouraged her at every creative activity. But, the moment I scolded her for any (apparent) wrong doing, the little one's face would turn red, words wouldn't come out, choked with emotions. That is the true love of a child for an elder, real friend. My identification with her small world and concern for her created a bond of love and friendship between us. Money has no role in it. A child grows into an adult. Attitudes change. He or she becomes choosy about loving, whom and how far? Parents' love is taken for granted. Love of brothers and sisters is often put to test, for reassurance. Men and women enter a competitive world. Love breeds on familiarity and unity of interests. Money is essential to further friendship and interests, to eat out together in a restaurant, to witness a movie or a cricket match together, to wear pleasing clothes and to float around the city and suburbs, as you wish. Love and friendship, however, between the same sexes has less relevance to money. On matters of mutual interest and entertainment, the one who has more spends for others too. Love between a man and woman, on the other hand is subject to social controls and sanctions, as that love may bloom into marriage and the coming of children. In Western Societies almost everyone marries their "sweet-hearts" on romantic attachment or love. Man and woman are more independent and balanced in their financial status, employment and earning potential. Excess money power of the spouse is least important in affairs of love and marriage.Love easily cuts across the social strata. Not so long back in memory, Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII) of England fell in love with a married American woman, Mrs. Wallis Simpson. He chose between the Crown and the twice divorced commoner, abdicated his throne (of the British Empire where the Sun never set) and married his love after six years of courtship. Love broke all confines of royality and barriers of conceivable customs, power and prestige. In Eastern cultures, particularly in Indian society, money is an all-powerful aspect of man-woman relationship. In uncertain economic conditions, Indian spouse looks for love and security under the financial umbrella of the two families. Marriages are made according to conveniences and settled with either a 'bride money' or a 'groom price'. Man and woman, once in wedlock, fall in love and live happily (most often) ever after. The society, family elders and money dictate which pair to marry and fall in love, when? Whatever it be, making money should not mar the joy of living. Money must be a means to love and happiness, and not an end in itself. Money should help in spreading the message of love. Nothing better than love and money married. “Money may come and go but Love remains forever and love can be also experienced by serving mankind.”