True Wealth

One of the most fundamental concepts taught to us since childhood is "accumulating". Piggy banks must be filled, things must be set aside, and the future must be secured. Of course, prudence is valuable and highly important, but in the flow of life, we sometimes lose sight of our true purpose. What is this purpose? It is to grow by letting go.

^{Helping Children (Generated by Artificial Intelligence)}

Contrary to the modern world’s imposed illusion that “the more you possess, the stronger you are,” one of life’s greatest sources of comfort lies in what we give away. Often, when we give something to another, we believe we are losing what we have. Yet sharing is like lighting one candle with another: when you illuminate someone else, your own light does not diminish.

Consider a farmer. He scatters his finest, most vibrant seeds into the soil. At first glance, it seems he has less wheat, his granary is emptier. But had he kept those seeds for himself, he would have had only a single meal’s worth of bread. Because he shared them with the earth, that single grain returns to him tomorrow as hundreds of ears of wheat. This is precisely what generosity is. Whether material or spiritual, when you fulfill a need, an invisible scale comes into play. Every coin shared, every kind word, every helping hand returns to its giver as inner peace and the opening of doors never imagined.

We often fall into the trap of postponing: “When I become rich one day, I will help.” But sharing is not a matter of quantity—it is a matter of heart. Sometimes sharing half a loaf, sometimes standing beside someone in their time of sorrow and sharing their prayer, sometimes simply brightening someone’s day with a smile... True virtue lies not only in abundance but in extending a hand even in scarcity. For what we give is not merely an object—it is compassion, love, and joy.

In the end, what we eat vanishes with us, while what we accumulate remains behind. But everything we give with sincerity, transforming into a smile on another’s face, becomes ours eternally. For kindness is the only investment that transcends time and space. To build life solely around consumption and hoarding is a burden that shrinks the soul. Generosity, however, opens the heart and makes the world—our world—a more livable place. The greatest good we can do for ourselves is never to miss the chance to do good for another.^【1】