01/27/2026
Each time I’ve seen a concept of money covering someone’s mouth it felt distant.. Why?
Because they all depict someone being silenced by it and though we all know it happens, it’s not the “everyday” world we live in.
When I think about the relationship we, as the general population, truly have with money, this is how my mind interprets it.. very few of us are ever in situations where we are silenced with money but most of us go through life navigating what it is we’re willing to do for money.. ranging from working, to doing favors, to putting up with experiences we wouldn’t naturally endure; money has more often been a means of loosening a person up to do what is desired, rather than shutting them up.
And this runs deep, with many of us not realizing just how much importance we actually put on money.. many say they love unconditionally but most ensure that a certain amount of money is present before even considering to have a crush, much less “love” someone which means that before the very inception of a relationship, money established itself as the first and most important criteria.
This concept is meant to provoke thought along these lines and help us understand our own relationship with money and the sway it has over our thinking.
