Wealth

Are you wealthy only in a monetary sense or is wealth more?

Is wealth the number of dollars in your bank account or is wealth the number of people you call friends?

Is wealth the amount you paid for your home, car, or possessions or is wealth the number of hugs and kisses you get at the end of a busy day?

Is wealth the true test of integrity or is wealth when your children stay together to fight the bully who is picking on one of theirs, sending the youngest and fastest home to get help so that they are stronger in numbers?

Is wealth a sign of honesty or is wealth when your oldest comes to you and asks forgiveness because he broke your favorite dish?

Is wealth a declaration of dedication or is wealth the satisfaction at the end of a 12 hour day when you are tired because you worked hard but you love what you do and that you provided for yourself and your family?

Is wealth how many pairs of shoes you can buy or is wealth the quantity of kid art on your walls that would look just as good gracing the walls of any art museum?

Is wealth based on how exclusive your vacations are or is wealth the night you camp out in the backyard under the stars just because the kids want you to?

Is wealth how many times you eat at a restaurant or is wealth how many times you hear, "This is SO good! You should open a restaurant and serve this!"?

Is wealth how fancy your clothes are or is wealth the t-shirt you and your child made together with paint and footprints?

Is wealth the fancy library of books that is so large it collects dust or is wealth the book that has been read so many times that the binding is taped on and some of the pages are worn and you can read it by heart, and still do, because someone said, "PUHLEEZ?"?

Is wealth fancy toys with fancy price tags or is wealth the little car or the piggie bank or the swirlie hanging in your tree that grandpa made for you?

Is wealth a private lodge in the woods or is wealth the old canvas tent that holds all of the mornings, afternoons, and evenings of meals shared, games played, and stories told?

Is wealth just monetary or is wealth more?