WHO IS POOR
Once a rich and greedy merchant went to him and offered him a bag full of gold coins. The saint refused to accept the offerings and said, "I don't accept money from people who are very poor."
The merchant said, "But I'm very rich."
"Don't you wish to earn more money?" asked the saint.
"Yes", said the merchant.
"Those who wish for money always run after it. They can do anything to acquire it. No one is as poor as these people" said the saint.
The merchant felt ashamed and went back to his home.
5 comments:
Money can be excellent, but Contentment is better. The richest man on earth is poor, if he is avid. God save us all from avidity. Because the avidity is a sickness that eats men's heart and it can cause to destroy the humanity and goodness. People who are avid, lose the chance for a beautiful life with real calmness.So such a boring life is the biggest illness for a man.
there are things that are more valuable than money. we cannot get everything with money like health. the money doesnot bring us luck.
thanks!
As the famous Iranian poet Saadi said: those are richest, are poorest…. Nargess heidari
The ethical
very good
The ethical
very good
sheyda
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