Rich or Poor?

By definition,

Rich is having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.


Poor is an adjective related to a state of poverty, low quality or pity.


But how can we exactly define it in term of happiness? Do rich people happy being rich or do paupers sad being poor? How do we relate money with smile? How do we relate treasure with laugh?

These questions have been initiated from a sustainability lecture by one of the lecturers here. Ever since, I've been thinking of what was she saying. How does David Beckham live? What is he doing daily since he is not actively playing football now (not that I know)? How do billionaires spend their money on? How many clothes do they actually want to wear? They don't even know what to spend on anymore since there are a lot left. The commoners eat one plate of rice at least, and they are full. The commoners have the same type of body system with those what so called always-having-extra-large-amount-of money-left-and-don't-know-what-to-spend-on people and of course those people will eat quite the same amount too, right? Okay, maybe those riches will eat extra bit more or even have the most expensive rice in the world, but still, aren't the simple requirements of living thing the same for everyone?

Sometimes, I feel like, it is good to have less money, so you know you need to always work harder and smarter to gain and improve more and more, rather than have more money and don't have to improve or gain anything as if the current properties will be everlasting and not depleting. This relates to satisfaction in life. We gain satisfaction by doing something with our own passion and free will, not from others'. This will then bring the happiness of ones' lives as they are fulfilling what their needs and necessities are. But I'm not saying those riches are lazy and not happy. Of course with money, we can almost buy every physical things which actually bring the happiness, even so humans. But to what extent do we really need money? To what extent do the money cycling in the economy? To which extent is the money really valuable?

These questions will not be ended as new questions will keep emerging. Subjective can never be objective but objective can always be subjective. Paupers can always improve their lives with their own strength and riches can always have the possibilities being bankrupt if they don't know how to manage it. Life is a cycle, you can be at the bottom or the top, you can be sad or happy, it's all depending on how we see a life, our perceptions.

Try to be happy no matter how hard the life is as every cloud has silver lining. You deserve what you should deserve. Work with times and always and always remember that Allah will be always there for us.