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Francis by Patrick J. Marrin for January 13, 2025
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I had an experience early in my adult life that caused me to be less enamored with materialism than the average dude.
Don’t get me wrong; I do not wear sackcloth and ashes and live in a cave. I’ve done well financially, but that was more due to luck (What l liked to do was highly compensated and I did not have a disastrous event happen to me) and “box checking” on the advice of my financial advisors. Money was a by-product of my activities, not the goal. I pursued happiness, not wealth.
When I look at other people who measure success by how big their bank account is, I pity them. There comes a point where you stop owning things and they start owning you. These people are slaves to a false god.
I measure my wealth in terms of human relations. By this measure, I might be one of the richest people on the planet.
True wealth is not measured by how much you have; it is measured by how much you do not need.