Riches

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.
Brotherton, J

When we think of a rich person, we think of someone who has lots of possessions; a mansion, fancy cars etc. We think of a person who has all the things that we want but have always seen as out of our grasp. We define ourselves as not rich because we don't yet have everything we want. We think that when I have ... then I will be rich. But our very definition of rich may be off. Maybe being rich is not about how many things you have. When it comes down to it, the only one who cares how many things you have is your ego. And your ego is never satisfied, so you will never feel truly rich if you define being rich as having everything you want.

One could say that a rich person is someone who does not want many things. This is a person who appreciates all the blessings he already has. He knows that he is rich right now, not if and when he gets something he wants. He is satisfied right now, because he is not letting his ego run the show.
Yes, he does want a few more things, but they are not what will make him happy, because he is already happy. And the truth is that the only real definition of rich is how happy a person is.

We all know of cases when I person is very rich yet miserable, and that often what we would consider a poor person is very happy. It is not the extent of our possessions that make us truly rich because it is not the extent of our possessions that make us truly happy. The key to being happy is to appreciate, and utilize, all the blessings that we already possess. A thankful person is a happy person, and therefore truly rich.