A Poorly Rich Man

The Definition of Rich

Dan Li
If I don't tell you, you will never know that voracious guy in shabby clothes is a multimillionaire. Believe it or not, it is Autumn already. However, he still wears a sandal and thus the socks with a big hole were noticed by me. It is amazing how he stands the cold weather in order to save some money. He eats public watermelon as he hasn't eaten it for a thousand years. He takes public water away everyday so as to save his own water. He just eats a mantou (steamed bread) each lunch though he ovbiously gets unappeasable hungry. It is obviously far that enough. He, actually, is not a charitarian, as you guess, who wants to donate something. Also, he doesn't struggle for his kids. I don't mean to look down up on cheapskates anyway. Do you have any idear what is he doing?

I have been wondering and wondering. It is still hard hard to understand. Thus, I asked someone who has known the multimillionaire well why he lives like that. Well, she told me something. Then I realized that the man had what it took to count his money and enjoy the increasing number! So to speak, he prefers to have more money while starving to have less money while living comfortable. Is it really fun? I get mean to call him a moneygrubber. On the other hand, what do you think?

I guess it is worth learning about the lives of those people who is supposed to be rich since they have more money. Everyone wants to be rich, but what is rich? Having money came to mean being rich, not having money in turn meant poor. Does it make any sense? Apparently, life was not meant to work like that way and you often find that people with lots of money are really very unhappy since they are always wanting more money, whereas people who have very little money are happier since they have all that they need, thus there is a good reason for celebrating. All in all, so far as I am concerned, the defination of rich is quite different from some people's opinions.

Bill Gates became rich when he started to give back to numerous charities and underfunded school systems, before then he just had more money, very different than rich. The reason why he is rich because he saw how his ridiculous fourtue could be put to excellent use rather then sitting in a bank account waiting for his spoiled grandchildren to throw it away being socialites. Alot of people confuse fortune with rich and some of the "richest" people in the world are unhappy. As a result, a really rich man designs his own life. Rich is what it is.

Accordingly, you may be richer though you don't have more money than someone that I mentioned. You can be monetarily poor and actually be rich since you have more mental freedom. You enjoy your life more!

If I call him a poorly rich man, do you agree with me?

Published by Dan Li

You can waste your life, drawing lines, or, you can live your life crossing them. But here's what I know. If you're willing to take the chance...the view from the other side is spectacular.  View profile

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  • Marie Lowe11/5/2009

    I work for a newspaper and I make very little in comparison to most jobs. I have no retirement plan and few benefits but I enjoy what I do. In the long run I may pay financially but at least I maybe made a difference for some.

  • raffaele chiu10/31/2008

    Oh my god! The description of the multimillionaire is so visual and lifelike.
    I think money and life are the two ends of a teeterboard ,what we should do is control the balance of it .

  • Carlos Cabezas Lopez10/31/2008

    Excellent article. Thank you

  • SAIKAT KUMAR DUTTA10/26/2008

    Very good discussion :)

  • Charlotte Kuchinsky10/25/2008

    thought provoking.

  • Mary-Jane Jones10/25/2008

    Excellent article! :)

  • Roberta Baxter10/23/2008

    This article sure makes one think deeply oneself. I knew all along how rich I am.Thank you Roberta B.

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