Thursday, April 9, 2009

What is Wealth?

Gotta wonder, given all the news about bank failures, about industry losses, corporate disasters, at just how did it all happen? I mean, the crash really wasn't a quick happening, so how did so many miss the signs? Did they even look at the signs, or did they just ignore them? If so, why?

I think it simply comes down to the money. I mean why is it, that we figure we need so much more, than we really do?

I am not rich, far from it actually, least when it comes to money, assetts, but there are some things I have, that makes me feel super rich. I may not be able to eat out every night, certainly a lot less than say a year ago, but why is that even important?

I have a loving partner, David, and we have a dog, who is really quite a handful, but we also have mother still with us. I mean how many can say that? I lost Dad five years ago, and I don't want to even think, about losing her, so why do we ignore those riches?

Why are those things, less important, when we add up our wealth?

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