Monday, April 19, 2010

Abundance

I recently read a writing in which 'rich' was used as a four letter word , replete with the divide it creates in society, linking it to the recent Maoist rebellion etc.
What does the word 'rich' mean? Is it an absolute ? Is it only related to materialistic acquisitions? Actually , No.
Quite the contrary...as in, 'rich' is a state of mind , an attitude .A beggar could feel rich with assurance of all meals , a roof over his head for the rest of his life;yet another could feel poor having all of these.
'Richness' is a state of abundance , a belief that there is enough and more for everybody...has no corelation with absolutes, is directly corelated to your own belief system, your needs , essentially with how you perceive the world and your faith in yourself.
An apt quote on this one 'He is not rich who has plenty but the one whose needs are few'....our greed and wants make us poor , otherwise there really is enough !!

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