WEALTH

WEALTH

Ancient Greek Philosopher Epictetus once said, "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." In other words, wealth is in the satisfaction a man has with the little he possess. If you have all the properties in this world, a very fat and spine-chilling bank account, if you do not express satisfaction, and always wanting more, you are not really wealthy.

Deficiency in character; lack of care for the less privileged, the needy, the poor; and the unwillingness to give of what one possess to those who lack is a real indication of poverty in wealth. True wealth is not measured in the abundance possessed, but in that which one is ready to let go. As Henry David Thoreau would say, "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone."

The man who has so little, but is ready to give part or all of it to the man who has none has greater wealth than the man who has much, and all he needs, but can not let go of any of that which he has. It is not what you add to yourself that reveals your wealth, it is what you add to others.

The best way to accumulate wealth is to make yourself a better person, to develop your mental capacity, sharpen your skills, and improve your talents. These things, though intangible can never be taken away, but the material possessions can be swept off in a moment. Real possession are those enviable qualities you carry around with you, inside you wherever you go, that is true WEALTH.

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John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".