How rich are we?

Oscar Wilde said, “Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.”

Yet if you are making 90,000 Canadian $ you are amongst the top 5% of the Canadian tax paying population. If you earn more than 180,000 you account for top 1% of Canadian population. If the yearly income is about 60,000, you are the top 20% of the population.

Happiness however cannot be measured by money, it is infact an index of your happiness in terms of family, friends, vacation time, health but don’t fool yourself, a big measure of it is the money you make.

“Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.” Said Mother Teresa

No matter how little money you have or how few possessions, having a content and beautiful mind makes you richer in a real sense. Being abundant in knowledge, being worry free, confidently on-track makes you appear happier and richer than another who has abundant money but not a fertile mind to enjoy those riches.
Lao Tzu quotes, “He who is contented is rich”

If you want to be rich just count the things that money cannot buy. The success of your marriage, the warmth of the embrace of your husband, the laughter of kids playing, the serenity of watching a baby fall asleep in your arms, the smell of fresh ground on a rainy day when you are inhaling fresh air or enjoying beautiful sights, these are some joys of a content and happy mind.

I am sure you are richer by visiting this site and educating yourself in all important aspects of life.