What Is Wealth?, by Ryan Holiday

सम्पन्नता क्या है?
- रयान हॉलीडे (२३ ऑक्टोबर, २०१९)

सम्पन्नता क्या है? अपने बास बहुत कुछ होना, है ना? इस समीकरण में परिवर्ती कारक बहुत सरल हैं। आपके पास क्या है, क्या आपके पास आ रहा है और क्या ख़र्च हो रहा है। यदि वे एक दूसरे के उचित अनुपात में हैं, तो आप ठीक- ठाक हैं । लेकिन इस समीकरण में एक चीज़ है जिसे हम भूल जाते हैं, वो हैं उन छिपे हुए परिवर्ती कारकों का एक और वर्ग जो अक्सर हमारी तुलनात्मक जरूरतों और इच्छाओं का आकार लेते हैं।

ज्यादातर लोग जितना कमा सकते हैं, उतना कमा कर अपना धन जमा करते हैं। इसलिए वे इतनी मेहनत करते हैं । इसके लिए वे इतने जोखिम लेते हैं। इसके लिए वे निवेश करते हैं। लेकिन इस सबका कारण ठीक - ठाक से रह पाना नहीं है - यह इस लिए है कि उन्होंने खुद को कह दिया है कि उन्हें जो चाहिए, वह अधिक से अधिक, और जो उनके पास पहले से है वह पर्याप्त नहीं है।

सेनेका, जो खुद एक बहुत अमीर आदमी थे, उन्होंने ऐसा ही किया। नीरो के लिए काम करने के आश्चर्यजनक वित्तीय लाभों ने आंशिक रूप से उन्हें उस अत्याचारी के लिए काम करने के लिए आकर्षित किया होगा।अगर केवल उन्होंने खुद की सलाह को सुना होता (जिसे उन्होंने एपिकुरस से लिया था): "यदि आप पाइथोकल्स को अमीर बनाना चाहते हैं, तो उसके धन के भंडार को और ज़्यादा न बनाएँ, बल्कि उसकी इच्छाओं को घटाएं।"

एक गुणी व्यक्ति के लिए, अमीर बनने की इच्छा रखने में कोई ख़राबी नहीं है। यह आराम, सुरक्षा और, संभवतः, दुनिया के लिए अच्छा काम करने के लिए एक मंच प्रदान कर सकता है। सटोईक आपसे एक मिनट केवल यह सोचने का आग्रह करेंगे कि आपकी धन की परिभाषा क्या है - और क्या शायद आपके पास पहले से ही वह सब कुछ है जो आप हमेशा से चाहते थे।
इस मुश्किल धन समीकरण को हल करने के एक से अधिक तरीके हैं, और आपकी स्थिति में यह हो सकता है कि घटाव करना गुणा करने से आसान हो। आपके जमा धन के दशमलव के बाईं ओर के अंकों की संख्या को बदलने की तुलना में, अमीर होने का क्या अर्थ है, इसकी समझ को बदलना अधिक महत्वपूर्ण और आसान हो सकता है।

प्रतिबिंब के लिए प्रश्न: धन की आपकी परिभाषा क्या है? क्या आप उस समय की व्यक्तिगत कहानी साझा कर सकते हैं जिसे आपने गुणन के बजाय घटाव के माध्यम से सम्पन्नता का अनुभव किया हो? जरूरतों और चाहतों के बीच के अंतर के बारे में जागरूक रहने में आपको क्या मदद करता है?

द डेली स्टॉइक (https://dailystoic.com) से लिया गया अंश।

Excerpted from The Daily Stoic.

Seed Questions for Reflection

What is your definition of wealth? Can you share a personal story of a time you experienced wealth through subtraction instead of multiplication? What helps you stay aware of the distinction between needs and wants?

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18 Past Reflections

Anu Bhardwaj

Feb 15, 2022

Very helpful post.

Satya N Haridoss

Oct 24, 2019

WEALTH is quite relative in comparison to one's own possession with people richer or poorer to one's own perception or situation. A wise person who could conduct his life within his means with less desires is the 'wealthiest individual'. "Perfection is Achieved not when there is nothing more to add But when there is nothing left to take away".

Nasrain

Oct 24, 2019

Wealth is knowing there is no lack.
wealth is trust and faith in knowing we are the co creators and powerful beings.
wealth is in knowing that you deserve this creation and everything is available in this transient life. Wealth is enjoying life with contentment and peace. Sharing,caring and loving yourself.

Amy Oct 24, 2019

Amen!!!â¤ï¸

Amy

Oct 23, 2019

A wealthy person is one who knows he/she will be spending their eternity in Heaven! She/He invests their life, time and work on/in Him ... the only One Who REALLY matters.

Kamaruzzaman

Oct 22, 2019

Wealth is kind of accumulation (or, appropriation) in plenty earned by unlawful looting (law is taken for granted here) of others' produces which is reproduced as one's wealth - wealth is never one's own earning, and constitutional laws give it its full surety and security. if you have plenty of wealth, you are wealthy, you gain access to power and you are powerful to reckon with.When you are powerful, you mean to be politically powerful.That means you have the power to power over and rule over the entirepopulation living under the dire duress of economic and political discriminationa domination - so long as this persists, the wealthy scums of the society will remain wealthier, the heinous corrupted and criminals to the core will go on ruling as ever over underprivileged lot who are poor as usual and would become more and more poorer. Economics is a subject of corny hoaxes and foxes. What do it actually does? What have itactually done so far? The so-called elitist economist... View full comment

david doane Oct 24, 2019

Wealth is having an abundance of something of value, very possibly gotten legally through hard work. Wealth and power can be used to do good or do bad. There are wealthy people who do good and wealthy people who do bad.

Jane Oct 27, 2019

I do think capitalism is set up to advantage those who have wealth and so are governments. You are respected if you have wealth and treated as scum if you are poor. I would be careful to label those with wealth and scum as that is a prejudiced and unbalanced view. But I tend to agree we are all pawns to a system which is not democratic. You could win big money tomorrow - does that make you scum? No it depends what you do with your money. Making meaning will always be more important than making money.

Jane Oct 27, 2019

Your last sentence is key I think. If the poor remain beggars waiting for handouts then they remain slaves internally and externally. They are the ones who should be coming up with their own solutions. Africa's poor remain poor while millions was poured into this continent and ended up in the bank accounts of corrupt leaders, officials and the minions around them. And yet those who gave the money largely from America trusted that the systems in place would work and the poor would benefit. I just think your argument points to only one of many reasons or causes of poverty and can lead to hatred which is toxic to all.

Susan

Oct 22, 2019

Wealth is all the good in my life. It's access to what I need and the ability to develop myself and my family, and give to others.

me too Oct 24, 2019

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luciernaga

Oct 22, 2019

For me wealth is slowly but clearly becoming letting go of fears and doubts. The peace and calmness increase with each one I release. The wealth of a full breath; taken in full with a diaphragm suddenly relaxed and able to expand with the in-rush of air. The wealth of a steady heartbeat; pulsing in harmony with life rather than rushing through arteries and veins closed tight.

Amy Oct 24, 2019

Too, Amen!

Idris Bawa

Oct 22, 2019

wealth is wellness of the body, mind and soul; its not only about material things. Knowledge is wealth just like health. Wealth is the totality of wellbeing of an individual.

Prasad Kaipa

Oct 20, 2019

I have reflected on wealth and found that pigeons represent desires as seen in this photo.

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David Doane

Oct 19, 2019

Wealth is having an abundance of something valuable, often referring to money but not necessarily, and often means having more than what is needed. A simple example of my experiencing wealth through subtraction instead of multiplication is when I make a gift to someone of something of mine, resulting in some wealth of good feeling for me. What helps me stay aware of the distinction between wants and needs is knowing that a person's wants are many, are not necessary for survival and may not even be for the person's good, and wants tend to come and go, while needs are few, are necessary for survival, and are consistent. Awareness of the distinction between wants and needs helps me want less and grow in appreciation for what I have, and that awareness and appreciation are a happy wealth for me. Awareness that wealth can definitely be other than monetary helps me grow in what really is valuable to me.

Jagdish P Dave

Oct 18, 2019

Wealth is a means to taking care of my basic survival needs such as food, shelter, and safety. It is a means and not a goal. My higher level needs such as need to belong to, self-worth, contentment, inner peace and happiness,and self-realization cannot be fulfilled by never-to-be-satisfied craving for more, more and more money and things and possessions. Real wealth according to me is inner wealth that makes my inner life rich, joyful, generous, kind, and loving-Happy I was blessed to be raisedby parents who shared their bread joyfully with those who were hungry and provided shelter to those who needed it. They were living examples of the saying of St Francis of Assisi, " It is by giving we receive...It is in pardoning that we are pardoned." I experience such inner wealth almost on a daily basis by serving people who are going though emotional pain.Teaching and counseling is my profession. I earn inner wealth by offering my unconditionalloving kindness to others. What a bles... View full comment

me Oct 24, 2019

Really Love!