Monday, June 10, 2013

True Wealth

A book I read about 10 years ago on gaining true wealth introduced a very interesting parable which I still think about from time to time.

Imagine a posh 5-star hotel somewhere in a major city.  Now, imagine some people inside of the hotel right now.  First, we have the rock/pop group who currently own the number 1 hit in the nation on Billboard's Hot 100 and are staying in the hotel's top penthouse suite.  The second is a janitor who works for/inside the hotel.  Which one of them do you think is garnering more true wealth and happiness?  The janitor, who is happy to provide a sustainable income for him and his family?  Or the stars in the penthouse suite, screaming on the phone at their high priced attorneys, trying to figure out why despite their enormous record sales, they owe the record company $20 million as opposed to the opposite?

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