In the Western world, the word ‘rich’ is taken to mean having plenty of material possessions, be it property, cash, goods of other kinds; and words associated with this would be opulent, extravagant, wealthy, affluent, etc.
But I think real richness is much more than these things, which are a narrow definition, to say the least.
When you are rich, you are rich regardless of the amount of money you have. Of course, if you don’t have enough money to provide you with the basic necessities such as food and water, shelter and warmth, then because these are matters of bodily survival, you won’t be interested in whether you are rich or not, because you will be [read more]
Steve Jobs puts Life and Death in Their Place
posted in Articles, Jane's Blog
By Russell Razzaque
USA Today
Wednesday 19th October 2011
As Apple employees gather Wednesday at their campus in Cupertino, Calif., to remember the life of their erstwhile CEO, they, like most of the rest of us, will doubtless focus much of their celebration on Steve Jobs’ achievements in the external, material world. That’s understandable.
But it is his achievements in the inner world that might yet become his most valuable and profound legacy. Jobs would remind himself virtually every morning that this could be his last day on earth — and that was not since or because he was diagnosed with cancer. He had actually been doing this since his 20s. People talk poetically about such notions often, but [read more]