There was a man who could be called the personification of greed. He opined that the girl he would marry need not have to be beautiful, good natured or intelligent, but has to possess money. The locals who knew his nature were not willing to let him marry any girl from among them.
The man travelled to other places in search of a girl of his choice, came across a rich man and got a proposal to marry one of the daughters of the rich man. The rich man offered half-a-million rupees if the greedy man married his 20 year old daughter, one million rupees for his 25 year old daughter and two million rupees for his 30 yeard old daughter.
As the dowry increased correspondingly with the age of the girls, the greedy man became excited and asked "have you an unmarried daughter who is 50 years old".
Money, wealth and prosperity are only tools.Money is not happiness. If the meaning of money is happiness,then all those who have plenty of money should really be happy,which is not so in real life. Happiness is buried deep inside in the meaning we give to money,position and life.
An ascetic was relaxing by stretching himself out. A passer by notice and asked:
While everyone is rushing around and working why are you lying
down doing nothing?
Ascetic asked "what is the use of working?"
Passer by "if you work you get money"
Ascetic" "and if I get money?"
Passer by: "you get all comforts of life".
Ascetic:"if I get all comforts of life?"
Passer by:"you can relax and remain idle"
Ascetic:"Well, right now I am doing the same thing".
Happiness and peace of mind is not in money and comforts. It is in the outlook and approach to the very life itself.
regds with warmth,
vasan.
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