"Generally speaking, you can have two types of individuals. On one hand, those who are wealthy, successful, surrounded by relatives etc. If that person's source of dignity and sense of worth is only material, then so long as his fortune remains, maybe that person can sustain a sense of security. But the moment the fortune wanes, the person will suffer because there is no other refuge. On the other hand, you can have another person enjoying similar economic status and financial success, but at the same time that person is warm and affectionate and has a feeling of compassion. Because that person has another source of worth, another source that gives him or her a sense of dignity, another anchor, there is less change of that person becoming depressed if his or fortune happens to disappear. Through this type of reasoning, you can see the very practical value of human warmth and affection in developing an inner sense of worth."
The point is that any material or superficial wealth, whether it is looking the part, wearing the right clothes, etc etc, is fine, but they are fickle and often fleeting. What remains despite circumstance and the passing of time, is the inner sense of worth - if you have invested in its development.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
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