Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Outer Versus Inner Wealth We have divided the world into the 'haves' and have-nots' and continue to honour those that have. As long as we persist in doing this there will be degradation, because we are not looking at what man 'is' but what he 'has'. There is a very poignant story of a rich brother with a poor sister. The affluent man puffed up with his own arrogance, would not even invite his sister to his home. Regardless of his lack of courtesy, the poor sister one day decided to visit her brother along with her children. The brother insulted her and told her to leave his house. Saddened by his behaviour, she prayed to God for help and as a result of His blessings gained a great deal of wealth. The brother heard of this change of fortunes and invited his sister to his house for a feast. The sister went to his house, beautifully dressed and laded with ornaments. When the food was served, she took off all her ornaments and started feeding the food to them. The brother was outraged and asked her what she was doing. Totally unfazed, she replied that she was feeding those whom he had invited. A man worth millions of dollars, may still be a worthless person. As long as outer wealth is given more importance than inner wealth, there will be a degradation of values. We have to understand that there is a difference between 'is' and 'has' and the former is more important. Contd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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