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Richness

d Luke June 23, 2021 at 01:31 2100 views 8 comments
What does it mean for a person to be rich?

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Sir2u June 23, 2021 at 23:29 #555847
Quoting d Luke
What does it mean for a person to be rich?


Anyone with enough money not to have to work to pay the bills. But most of those people work harder than the rest of us.
d Luke June 24, 2021 at 02:25 #555893
Reply to Sir2u I use to think richness could be enough money. But what if a person does not have to pay the bills because of government assistance or welfare. This person gets bills paid because of a lack of money. Why should this person not be considered rich?
180 Proof June 24, 2021 at 06:00 #555934
Reply to d Luke A person who is "rich" has good health (healthy habits) and has a small circle of old, good friends (even some who are family) and never strives for anything that can be taken away, or desires any more than s/he already has.
Sir2u June 25, 2021 at 00:44 #556314
Quoting d Luke
I use to think richness could be enough money. But what if a person does not have to pay the bills because of government assistance or welfare. This person gets bills paid because of a lack of money. Why should this person not be considered rich?


Because it does not fit into the definition I gave.
I said that anyone with enough money to pay the bills without having to work. That would mean that they choose not to work because they don't need to.
These people do not have enough money to pay the bills, that is why they are paid for them. And most of them don't work because they cannot do so.
d Luke June 25, 2021 at 18:38 #556564
Are you saying a person should have all these things to be considered rich? Just want clarification.

Quoting 180 Proof
and never strives for anything that can be taken away, or desires any more than s/he already has.


The last part of your statement makes me think of someone who is content with what they have. And by "strive," do you mean "to work too hard for something?"
d Luke June 25, 2021 at 18:47 #556568
Reply to Sir2u Okay, my error for not sticking with your definition. So would you say richness, then, gives those who are rich a great sense of leisure instead of labor, and self-sustenance instead of assistance? Or do you think richness would be more than these things?
180 Proof June 26, 2021 at 01:08 #556732
Quoting d Luke
Are you saying a person should have all these things to be considered rich?

Yes.

And by "strive," do you mean "to work too hard for something?"

Yes, as in ... who doesn't invest much effort or time acquiring or keeping those things which can be (easily) lost or taken away.
Sir2u June 26, 2021 at 04:30 #556813
Quoting d Luke
So would you say richness, then, gives those who are rich a great sense of leisure instead of labor,


No, but if you can explain how someone could have a sense of leisure or of labor I might rethink my answer.

I might agree that those who have enough money to not have to work to pay their bills might find it less necessary to work.

Quoting d Luke
Or do you think richness would be more than these things?


Richness could mean something different for each and every rich person, but to me it is meaningless because I have not experienced it.

I would a guess that some of those that have gone from rags to riches would celebrate their good lucky in doing so and live a happy life. But others either born into money or have gained it for themselves become money grabbers that are only interested in making more.