Well said from a young person’s point of view! At 65, I assess wealth as the fullness of life. No regrets. The money is a plus, but a life well lived is true wealth.
I’m enjoying your essay form. In my late 20s I was naive to say that money doesn’t matter. 10 years later I have the same perspective as you that money does matter but it’s not everything.
I was asked in an interview once would I rather have more time or more money. I initially thought more money, but then I thought, Why? So I could do more with my time. Ultimately, I'd choose more time.
Also, congratulations on your baby! I hope he makes good use of his time on earth!
Time is important because it is the medium in which we exercise our attention. All a human being truly has control over is his attention. We can choose to utilize our time engaging in soulful activities which grow our spiritual wealth by directing our attention to uplifting, inspiring things. Our we can waste our time devoting our attention to worldly things that take energy away from our soul. The former fuels us, the latter drains us. We must, obviously, spend some of our attention -- PAY our attention -- to wordly things to handle necessary tasks, especially making money, but the things that make a good life are the things that grow our soul, and to do that we must focus our attention upon those good things (love, beauty, virtue, meditation, God, etc) and not upon worldly things (doomscrolling, status games, power, greed, etc). And therefore, time is true wealth because it gives us the space we need to spend our lives focusing attention upon the right things. The twenty something is truly wealthier, though he can squander that wealth. Whether the ninety something is truly wealthy, we don't know, if he has spent his attention ultimately on God, he may be far wealthier than it would seem by simply looking at him. Glad to see you here on Substack, Zuby.
Well said. Time spent with kids is always the best. Congrats on your baby!
Well said from a young person’s point of view! At 65, I assess wealth as the fullness of life. No regrets. The money is a plus, but a life well lived is true wealth.
Amen!
I’m enjoying your essay form. In my late 20s I was naive to say that money doesn’t matter. 10 years later I have the same perspective as you that money does matter but it’s not everything.
I was asked in an interview once would I rather have more time or more money. I initially thought more money, but then I thought, Why? So I could do more with my time. Ultimately, I'd choose more time.
Also, congratulations on your baby! I hope he makes good use of his time on earth!
Time is important because it is the medium in which we exercise our attention. All a human being truly has control over is his attention. We can choose to utilize our time engaging in soulful activities which grow our spiritual wealth by directing our attention to uplifting, inspiring things. Our we can waste our time devoting our attention to worldly things that take energy away from our soul. The former fuels us, the latter drains us. We must, obviously, spend some of our attention -- PAY our attention -- to wordly things to handle necessary tasks, especially making money, but the things that make a good life are the things that grow our soul, and to do that we must focus our attention upon those good things (love, beauty, virtue, meditation, God, etc) and not upon worldly things (doomscrolling, status games, power, greed, etc). And therefore, time is true wealth because it gives us the space we need to spend our lives focusing attention upon the right things. The twenty something is truly wealthier, though he can squander that wealth. Whether the ninety something is truly wealthy, we don't know, if he has spent his attention ultimately on God, he may be far wealthier than it would seem by simply looking at him. Glad to see you here on Substack, Zuby.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment and expansion! Happy to be here.
Facts. 💯
‘time is more valuable than money’
Agreed, great article!
One reason I enjoy distance running is to help me slow down time as long as possible so I can appreciate it
Great essay
Thank you!