The ideology of wealth is so incredibly misconstrued. When I looked up the word "wealth" in the dictionary and the thesaurus (something I tend to do quite often), I noticed that another word appeared quite frequently: prosperity. Do material wealth and prosperity really go hand-in-hand?
I feel like society teaches us to desire the following life path: grow up fast, get good grades, go to college, get a "good" job, make a lot of money, have a family, wish you were young again (ironic due to the first step on this path), continue working your ass off at a mildly enjoyable job (but, hey! the money!), raise your kids to follow the same path, and then retire to a life of "prosperity." What is that centered around? Money, money, money.
Who cares about money?
What has it ever done for you?
It certainly hasn't helped me. I mean, I'm the one who needs blankets.
Speaking of Katie's mom, she recently sent me a yam. Apparently she felt bad sending Katie and Karen a large dish of non-vegan food, so she found a yam in her refrigerator and felt the need to send it to me. What a sweet woman. (No sarcasm intended.)
That's all I really have to say. I only hope that you consider the meaning of the word "prosperity" and determine for yourself what exactly that entails.
Oh, and on a personal note, you aren't "poor" if you don't have to choose between paying the electric bill and feeding your children. Grow up and be grateful for the many blessings life has to offer you...that's what I am trying to do and it's surprisingly helpful!
I feel like it's important to suggest other blogs to follow, so check this one out. It is pretty depressing, but the photography and poetry is quite lovely. http://www.iwrotethisforyou.me/
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