"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." -- Henry Miller
Success could mean different things to different people. Mostly, being rich or wealthy is equated with success.
Which reminds me of three friends: an engineer, a doctor and a lawyer, who attended the funeral of their friend, a priest.
Engineer: Goodbye, my good friend Father Josh...in your
memory, I will have a chapel constructed....
Doctor: Goodbye, my childhood friend Father Josh...in your
memory, I will have the new children's
wing at the hospital named after you...
Lawyer: Goodbye, my best friend Father Josh... in your
memory, I am donating a cheque for a
million pesos for your favorite charity....
here, take it with you,
it's in your name! (Dropping the cheque on the grave)
What a laugh! I don't have anything against lawyers and its just a joke. All friends in the story are successful, all are professionals, which many would consider successful. The priest, in his lifetime, would think of success in terms of spirituality. The engineer would of course think of wealth in terms of buildings, the doctor would think in terms of hospitals as befits his profession. The lawyer here thinks in terms of money.
But, joking aside, what would really constitute true wealth? Says Napoleon Hill, it is
1. A
positive mental attitude
2. Sound
physical health
3. Harmony
in human relations
4. Freedom
from fear
5. Hope of
future achievement
6. Capacity
for applied faith
7. A
willingness to share blessings with others
8. To be
engaged in a labor of love of your own choice
9. An open
mind on all subjects with all people
10.
Complete self-discipline
11. Wisdom
with which to understand people
12.
Financial security
Financial security comes at the end of the list, but together with all other assets which we do not ordinarily associate with wealth.
So there, my friends, what would you consider true wealth?
Please comment....
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