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People often measure how wealthy a person is by how much money he has. The notion is, the more money you have, the happier you are. Is this really true? If it was, why are there so many unhappy people who have lots of money? If you ever saw the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life," there's a bitter, crabby, old, sourpuss of a man who has lots of money, and then there's the main character who is a hard-working, giving guy with lots of friends, but who doesn't have a lot of money. At the end of the movie, he's dubbed the richest man in Bedford Falls.
Along the same lines, a friend of mine related how he was driving on an open stretch of road early one morning and he was passed by a person in a BMW wearing an expensive-looking suit. He caught a glimpse of the man's face. It was all tight and drawn. The man really looked stressed out.
A minute later, my friend passed an old guy with a straw hat in a beat-up truck with some vegetables in the back. He had a little smile on his face.
What a remarkable contrast. Who was happier? Who was richer? Wealth can also be measured by how much you've served others, how many times you've given a helping hand, how much gladness you've contributed to other people's lives, and of course, how much love you've given and received.
The real measure of wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money.