Who is Rich?

You are rich.

Your house is smart.

You have two Teslas

in your driveway.

You vacation in

Maldives and Costa Rica.

And eat caviar and truffles.

But...

You take pills

for high blood pressure.

May be you underwent

chemotherapy or

organ transplant.

You drop kids early

at daycare.

You see your spouse

in the evening.

Both tired,

you want solitude.

You order pizza dinner.

This poor man

lives in a cottage

and owns a bicycle.

He goes to the village fair.

But he is healthy.

He sleeps under the starry night

in his own courtyard.

His wife cooks fresh meals.

His kids play with

each other and chickens.

He has a huge jackfruit tree—

its bounty he shares.

He has no idea

of the modern language

you speak.

But he sure knows,

without going to

a fancy college,

that alcohol, drugs,

stress, and loneliness

aren’t good.

He lives—

till his hair turns grey,

close to the earth,

wrapped in love.

Now who is rich?

It's about perspectives.