At the top of my hierarchy of authorities is freedom. Specifically, the kind of freedom that I am referring to is the freedom to have the opportunity to do the things that I want to do and have control over the things in my life that are important to me. I am not sure exactly what all of those things are yet. However, I would like to have the freedom to do them if and when I have figure them all out. In the group that I am a member of, there is only one thing that I can think of that has the authority to somewhat ensure this freedom, barring any physical injury or imprisonment, and that is money.
Money is an authority that is based around the conditions which govern our society.
Although the freedom to do the things that I would like to and the ability to have control over things in my life are major authorities to me, they are governed by an even higher authority. The highest authority on my list, for which all of the others are working to fulfill is being happy. It is my belief that everyone, to some extent, is motivated by the desire to be happy. However, the things that fulfill this universal desire are different for everyone, and can change over time. Another one of the aforementioned things that I want to have the freedom to do is have a job that I enjoy.