Then got on to other topics. "So what car do you have?" I told em, I dont have a car. "Fuck it bro, at least did you travel the world?" - Not yet. With 3 questions and 3 answers, I made their whole world view collapse. "Are you even wealthy bro?" Yessiriam. I consider myself wealthy. What makes a man wealthy? Having options. If I'd like, I could buy the house, buy the car or travel the world. I didn't because it's not financially the right decision, at least it wasn't at that moment.
Humans have their different definitions to what being wealthy means, what one may call wealth will have to be something luxurious to the eyes to see and body to feel, but to some, it is far beyond this that one can even imagine and put in the category of being called wealthy. Good health, happiness and daily sustenance is viewed as the biggest wealth one can have and many people believe it to be so. It is good to be free from debt than claiming to have properties to your name, you will one day sell them off to pay those loans. Living a life of contentment it the best.
And I see this everywhere. The four of us in the room all came from the same school. Same age. Same opportunities. Three wheeling in heavy debt, trynna keep it up with side hustles. One with a positive balance who never needs to be a corporate slave again.
That’s better rather being a corporate beggar. Hustling to meet ends meet and to avoid debts is very important. Working yourself to become a better version of yourself despite the many troubles hindering you achieving your long term goals is the best. Things gets better with time, just have a positive and determined mindset towards what you wish to accomplish in this life.