Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
ENOUGH IS WEALTH
"WEALTH" IS HAVING ENOUGH
"Wealth" and "enough" differ largely in their conception and perception. The main difference between the two concepts being that excess is deemed wealth and adequacy is just enough.
In the personal sense, if one already has "enough," but no "excess," of food, clothing, shelter, safety, children, education, friends, love, hope, income, health, spousal support , information , happiness, entertainment , spiritual nurture, ambition, exercise , travel , respect of self and respect of others, all of which are to be greatly admired, desired, then, that which is possessed by many people, right now, is wealth, is enough! Enough is wealth!
Excess is often problematic . One must figure out where to store the excess, or how to dispose of the excess. Sitting on a beach sipping cool drinks all day may appeal to some, but it would bore me stiff. Work is an essential part of life. It affords personal definition as much as it provides income and security.
The point being that work is not the bad thing , the drudgery, that it is so often shown to be, said to be, whether one works in the home, school, a job, in one's own business or other.
Next time you hear "wealth," think "enough," and give thanks to God that your personal "enough" is already accounted to be "wealthy!" by God.
New International Version
as it is written: "The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little."
2 Cor. 2:18
Just thinking out loud. Your own thoughts are welcome , invited.