Riches of the Heart

A funny story is told about a young woman who confided to her newnlover, "My father is gone and my mother is in very poor health. Itnlooks as if she will die soon and I will inherit all her money. Wenshould get married; after all I'm going to be a millionaire!" Twonweeks later the man became her stepfather.

I have heard it said that from the time an infant first struggles tonget her toes into her mouth, life is a continual struggle to make bothnends meet. Those who are working one or more jobs and feel as if theynare barely getting by can relate.

But I also know that the pursuit of money, as an end in itself, is annempty endeavor. Happy are those who seek riches which cannot bencounted in a bank or measured on a scale. For they will never knownreal poverty.

I believe writer Rudyard Kipling got it right when he admonishednstudents at McGill University to never waste their time fighting fornmoney. He said that some day they will meet someone who cares littlenfor money and will not take it, even if offered. At that time, theynwill discover how poor they really are!

Yet how very wealthy are those who seek riches of the heart. They willnalways have more than enough of all that brings true happiness.