I have always had this debate with my mom where in she always says that we are not yet rich and hence we should save money and not spend it luxuriously. However in my current position, I have always felt very rich. Even though, in my college days, I used to think that the person who has money in bank account was rich and I always used to dread it when my account didnt have atleast a 5 number figure. My dad did ensure that there was always a 5 digit number in it even though I was spending the money lavishly.
However, I have come to realize now that it is not how much money you have in your account that can make you rich. You can have 6-7 digit numbers in there but then whats the use if you cant give it. I see so many people driving cars luxuriously but then how can they be called rich if they cant stop and give a lift to someone. Once when I was running behind a bus and I just missed it, a person going in bike himself stopped and offered me to chase the bus to the next stop and drop me so that I can catch it there. I feel that guy is much richer than anybody who is going in a car without caring to look outside what is happening around.
When the time comes, if you can put the number of zeros more than me in a cheque which will be donated to an organization for a social cause, that is when I will consider you as richer than me. Cheque is just a symbol here. Even if you can give more time for social issues than me, I will consider you richer. I often find people who donate money to some ngo and then think that their work is done for the society. This is the reason why we see so many NGOs coming up just to get funding and do nothing on the ground.It is important that you also give time more than money to any social issue that touches and inspires you the most.
