I wonder if what OP is referring to is just a way of expressing the material complexity of life, we seek money, not money seek us? What is money? Purpose to have it? And then what? A vicious cycle and a pile of questions that sometimes we have the answers to ourselves or don't want to ask but still let the power of money rule our minds. I find it simpler than making money just to serve the happiness of each person's life position, the happiness of an ordinary person is different from the happiness of a rich person, so it is not necessary to distinguish the level of money and pressure on each other. You may or may not, as long as you feel you are doing it right for yourself and the people around you, that's what I see money as important and not as important.
Yes, that's very true, everything depends on the mindset, but back again that at this time everything needs money, even to be able to make the people we love happy, we have to be accompanied by money to be able to fulfill their wants and needs, I don't deny that because that's why our minds messed up so that it is money-oriented, I think it's natural even though it's a little confusing and also tiring.
Sometimes it's not only on the mindset, from the power of the money in the society it divides people who have a lot of assets that classifies as poor and rich. If you have a huge amount of money then you can be called as rich but if you're not then they will consider you as poor. Which will be affected by the thinking of the people. Even if there's a new born child as he grows up not knowing the concept of this maybe he will be happy in life as long as he have all of his needs such as foods, shelter and etc. You could feel this lifestyle in rural areas where some people's mind are not fixed to the power of money. Even if you gift someone you love as letter as long as effort is there they can be happy. Mindset and the standards in the society is what makes people to think in their mindset.