A pauper in the midst of wealth. - Horace
It was a sudden shift from desire to disdain. Immense wealth that cannot be attained, I thought, should be despised. Indeed, "to those who want much, much is lacking". It wasn't a shift towards asceticism but a regression towards contentment. I cannot say and affirm that I'm truly content. Indeed, the lust for such a grandiose life is still reeking throughout my body as it seeped through the crevices of my fallen heart.
The longing was intensified because I was surrounded with people of such stature. Success and wealth followed them. Maybe it was my covetous heart or my entitled self that realized that I should be in such position.
Wealth, in my life, always seem to be that dangling fruit that seems to be near but is unreachable. Being "rich" is really a moving target.
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