with monetary transactions deluding individuals that this is the means to make a life impregnable , and civilization fundamentally , from a philosophical perspective , further attempting to repudiate ephemeral essence , the natural response is to become venal and self-centered , fixated on money as the best means of bolstering ones material existence , but this takes one even further from the decency of forging some concrete principles that add essence , or spiritual definition , to a mans physical form .