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What Is Wealth

What is Wealth


When one asks themselves "what is wealth," people immediately think of
money. They think of nice cars and big houses. People think of power and the
ability to have control over others. When I was in elementary school I believed
this same thing. Now that I am in highschool my outlook on what wealth is has
changed dramatically. To me wealth is contentment and knowledge. With these
two things will come the greatest wealth a person can achieve. Money does not
necessarily mean contentment although some people think that it does. Wealth is
not having money, property, and power if these things cannot make a person truly
content. These things do not necessarily bring wisdom either.
When I think of wealth a quotation comes to mind. It was said by Henry
David Thoreau:

"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance
of generations and nations... Their authors are a natural and
irresistible
aristocracy in every society, and, more than kings......


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