There is no wealth but life.
John Ruskin
What a bad feeling when we ask for a raise at work and it is denied. We strongly believe we 'deserve it'(even if we know we really don't). All that we thought about doing with more money now fades away. Riches are here one day, and we dream while sleeping in a bed of gold and materialism.
Slowly, frustration crawls in. Like a worm under the skin of a corpse, it consumes us, eating our soul from inside...
Those people left homeless by a natural disaster are sometimes luckier than us. They learn that when all is gone there's only two things that matter, love and life.
Yes it is great to have material possessions. It is wonderful to sit in your perfect car, eat the perfect food, and dress the perfect clothes of your biased, imperfect world. What I mean is, if that is what makes you live a happy life, then you lead a sad life.
Lesson learned: Life is only worth living if we learn how to live it.
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3 comments:
Whether you think you're rich or you think you're poor, you are correct. Perspective makes the difference. And when you upgrade your perspective, you upgrade your emotion about it.
I do agree. Life is short so we should know how to live on it so it wont be worthless. I like your post. Very inspiring for me.
Your blog is SO cool!
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