I am richer than you...
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"I am richer than you are!" A poor man told a very rich individual. "That cannot be," the
rich one continued. "Oh, but it is true," the poor man stated, "I have as much money as I
want, and you do not."
Some of you reading this are rich because you are satisfied with what you have. In his famous speech, "Acres of Diamonds," Russell H. Conwell tells of an ancient Persian, Ali Hafed. He owned a very large farm, where he had fruit trees, grain fields, and gardens. He had saved much money and was content because he was a wealthy man and wealthy because he was content.
Then one day a Buddhist priest visited him and told him about diamonds. He told about how much they were worth and how they could be found. That night, Ali Hafed went to bed a poor man. Nothing had been lost, but he was discontented because he feared he was poor. And he grew poorer as he became obsessed with a desire for diamonds.
Some of you reading this are rich because you are satisfied with what you have. In his famous speech, "Acres of Diamonds," Russell H. Conwell tells of an ancient Persian, Ali Hafed. He owned a very large farm, where he had fruit trees, grain fields, and gardens. He had saved much money and was content because he was a wealthy man and wealthy because he was content.
Then one day a Buddhist priest visited him and told him about diamonds. He told about how much they were worth and how they could be found. That night, Ali Hafed went to bed a poor man. Nothing had been lost, but he was discontented because he feared he was poor. And he grew poorer as he became obsessed with a desire for diamonds.
