You can even have all the money in the world, but if you don't love and you've never loved you're the poorest person in the Universe. Are we rich or are we poor? What do we really know about it? Are we sure we know what wealth is? It is a pity that some words, terms, notions, concepts are misinterpreted, mutilated, misunderstood and limited in their use only to some aspects, often trivial and not representative. One of the misunderstood concepts is that of wealth, whose use was limited only to money and material possessions. But how wrong it is. The person who owns so much money and keeps it only for herself, being, among other things, continually worried only about how to make others and not to lose those he has, is a person who is anything but rich, in reality his inner state ends up getting closer to poverty. The real wealth is the inner one. It is a state of inner fullness whose main characteristic is to expand and be shared with others. The person who lives this state of inner fullness, of abundance, of satisfaction and fulfillment, spontaneously feels an uncontrollable desire to share it with others, to make others share in something wonderful. The person in question does not even think for a moment of holding this joy, this wealth only for herself. It is confronted with an invisible Force that "paralyzes" all her egoisms, is an explosive force similar to a volcano that breaks in from the inside and that absolutely wants to reach the others. This type of wealth has a divine origin and we never consider it as "ours", which is why it is also easy for us to give it. It is something that spontaneously arises within us, something that is given to us to be given later.
It's something we don't want to keep for ourselves, something we absolutely want to share. This is the very essence of love, giving, devote ourselves, sharing, donate. When you have this true wealth, when you love, you want to give. Try to think about how one feels at the beginning of a relationship, when one is deeply in love, and love has not yet been polluted by selfishness and pettiness, when love is pure, when one draws on this infinite source of wealth. The only desire that one has in those moments, the only concern is to give, to love. In a certain sense, we can say that the experience is one-way, starts from us and goes towards others. We don't care about being loved, we are too caught up in loving. In these moments one never thinks about what one receives, just as one does not think of keeping anything for oneself. We are happy to live the state of inner richness, fullness and absolute happiness, of love, and we want to share it. In those moments you are in a continuous expansive state. All that is done then, is done for love, for the beloved. Always give gifts, fill each other with kisses, cuddles, all sorts of attention. Whatever you have, you would like to share it with the other. For example, if someone gives us a delicious dessert at work, our first thought will be how to hide that cake in the bag to take it away and share it with the person we love. We don't want to enjoy that delight alone, we feel that by doing so, the dessert would not be as good, it would lose its value. In this regard you will certainly have heard phrases such as: "the food we ate together this time is not as good without you" or "that wonderful place seems to be no longer so beautiful if you are not with me". When you "possess" this true wealth, when you are pervaded by this fullness, even when you make love your approach will be totally devoid of selfishness. You will find that you no longer make love for yourself but do it for the other. Your main intent will not be to satisfy your desire, to have some kind of fulfillment. Your main intent will be to make the other happy.
You will be surprised to make love only so that the other is filled with love. True wealth, therefore, means anything but having so much money and so many assets with the only concerns of not losing them and accumulating others. True wealth does not even mean thinking of being filled with the love of others or constantly demanding that others love us and pay attention to us. True wealth does not come from outside, it comes from within and no one can steal it or remove it in any way. True wealth is given by inner fullness, a fullness that spontaneously arises and wants to be shared. A fullness deprived of the idea of "mine" and "more". A fullness devoid of fears and speculation. What is certainly marvelous is the fact that if you realize all this you come to understand that all of them, at certain moments in their lives, have been rich and that everyone, by cultivating the right inner attitude, can access the true wealth, that wealth in which one does not need to look for anything else, in which one experiences an explosion of pure happiness. Understanding these things can lead people to change their value system and to look at the world with other eyes, with the eyes of a psychically and mentally healthy person, a world that is otherwise perceived and experienced almost only by cold, dry perspective of cruel materialism.
To conclude, it is good to remember that wealth can be seen and experienced from two perspectives: a strictly material, external - false wealth - the other purely spiritual, interior - true wealth; the wealth of the world and the richness of the spirit. The material, external wealth has the characteristic of selfishness, one always wants to keep it for oneself and have more of it, and for this reason it is subject to being lost at any moment, which leads the people who possess it to live in a continuous state of anguish and fear. This type of wealth can be consumed and finished. On the other hand, inner spiritual wealth has the characteristic of altruism, one always wants to share it, one finds it almost impossible to keep it only for oneself and it is so satisfying and satisfying that one does not feel the need to have more of it . It goes without saying that no one can take it away or steal it. These characteristics lead people who live it to always find themselves in a state of inner serenity and health. This type of wealth is regenerated and spontaneously recreated and it is impossible to consume it or finish it. Now it's up to everyone to choose the type of wealth they want to acquire and, in order to choose better, I propose the sublime words of Saint Paul: " 1 If I spoke the languages of men and angels, but had no love, I would be a resounding copper or a shrill cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy and knew all the mysteries and all the science and had all the faith in order to move the mountains, but had no love, I would be nothing. 3 If I distributed all my possessions to feed the poor, if I gave my body to be burned, and I had no love, it would do me no good. 4 Love is patient, it is benevolent; love does not envy; love does not boast, it does not swell, 5 does not behave inconveniently, does not seek his own interest, does not become harsh, does not charge evil, 6 does not enjoy injustice, but rejoices with the truth; 7 he suffers everything, he believes everything, he hopes everything, he endures everything. 8 Love will never fail. The prophecies will be abolished; the languages will cease; and knowledge will be abolished; 9 because we know in part, and in part we prophesy; 10 but when perfection has come, that which is only in part, will be abolished. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man, I stopped things as a child. 12 Because now we see how in a mirror, in a dark way; but then we will see face to face; now I know in part; but then I will know fully, as I have been perfectly known. 13 Now then these three things last: faith, hope, love; but the greatest of them is love. " (1 Corinthians 13 / 1-3)
It's something we don't want to keep for ourselves, something we absolutely want to share. This is the very essence of love, giving, devote ourselves, sharing, donate. When you have this true wealth, when you love, you want to give. Try to think about how one feels at the beginning of a relationship, when one is deeply in love, and love has not yet been polluted by selfishness and pettiness, when love is pure, when one draws on this infinite source of wealth. The only desire that one has in those moments, the only concern is to give, to love. In a certain sense, we can say that the experience is one-way, starts from us and goes towards others. We don't care about being loved, we are too caught up in loving. In these moments one never thinks about what one receives, just as one does not think of keeping anything for oneself. We are happy to live the state of inner richness, fullness and absolute happiness, of love, and we want to share it. In those moments you are in a continuous expansive state. All that is done then, is done for love, for the beloved. Always give gifts, fill each other with kisses, cuddles, all sorts of attention. Whatever you have, you would like to share it with the other. For example, if someone gives us a delicious dessert at work, our first thought will be how to hide that cake in the bag to take it away and share it with the person we love. We don't want to enjoy that delight alone, we feel that by doing so, the dessert would not be as good, it would lose its value. In this regard you will certainly have heard phrases such as: "the food we ate together this time is not as good without you" or "that wonderful place seems to be no longer so beautiful if you are not with me". When you "possess" this true wealth, when you are pervaded by this fullness, even when you make love your approach will be totally devoid of selfishness. You will find that you no longer make love for yourself but do it for the other. Your main intent will not be to satisfy your desire, to have some kind of fulfillment. Your main intent will be to make the other happy.
You will be surprised to make love only so that the other is filled with love. True wealth, therefore, means anything but having so much money and so many assets with the only concerns of not losing them and accumulating others. True wealth does not even mean thinking of being filled with the love of others or constantly demanding that others love us and pay attention to us. True wealth does not come from outside, it comes from within and no one can steal it or remove it in any way. True wealth is given by inner fullness, a fullness that spontaneously arises and wants to be shared. A fullness deprived of the idea of "mine" and "more". A fullness devoid of fears and speculation. What is certainly marvelous is the fact that if you realize all this you come to understand that all of them, at certain moments in their lives, have been rich and that everyone, by cultivating the right inner attitude, can access the true wealth, that wealth in which one does not need to look for anything else, in which one experiences an explosion of pure happiness. Understanding these things can lead people to change their value system and to look at the world with other eyes, with the eyes of a psychically and mentally healthy person, a world that is otherwise perceived and experienced almost only by cold, dry perspective of cruel materialism.
To conclude, it is good to remember that wealth can be seen and experienced from two perspectives: a strictly material, external - false wealth - the other purely spiritual, interior - true wealth; the wealth of the world and the richness of the spirit. The material, external wealth has the characteristic of selfishness, one always wants to keep it for oneself and have more of it, and for this reason it is subject to being lost at any moment, which leads the people who possess it to live in a continuous state of anguish and fear. This type of wealth can be consumed and finished. On the other hand, inner spiritual wealth has the characteristic of altruism, one always wants to share it, one finds it almost impossible to keep it only for oneself and it is so satisfying and satisfying that one does not feel the need to have more of it . It goes without saying that no one can take it away or steal it. These characteristics lead people who live it to always find themselves in a state of inner serenity and health. This type of wealth is regenerated and spontaneously recreated and it is impossible to consume it or finish it. Now it's up to everyone to choose the type of wealth they want to acquire and, in order to choose better, I propose the sublime words of Saint Paul: " 1 If I spoke the languages of men and angels, but had no love, I would be a resounding copper or a shrill cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy and knew all the mysteries and all the science and had all the faith in order to move the mountains, but had no love, I would be nothing. 3 If I distributed all my possessions to feed the poor, if I gave my body to be burned, and I had no love, it would do me no good. 4 Love is patient, it is benevolent; love does not envy; love does not boast, it does not swell, 5 does not behave inconveniently, does not seek his own interest, does not become harsh, does not charge evil, 6 does not enjoy injustice, but rejoices with the truth; 7 he suffers everything, he believes everything, he hopes everything, he endures everything. 8 Love will never fail. The prophecies will be abolished; the languages will cease; and knowledge will be abolished; 9 because we know in part, and in part we prophesy; 10 but when perfection has come, that which is only in part, will be abolished. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man, I stopped things as a child. 12 Because now we see how in a mirror, in a dark way; but then we will see face to face; now I know in part; but then I will know fully, as I have been perfectly known. 13 Now then these three things last: faith, hope, love; but the greatest of them is love. " (1 Corinthians 13 / 1-3)
