Is it better to be wealthy with little to no true friends or humble/poor with many friends?
Wealth affords a lot of things. Alternatively, having friends are an advantage too. You can consider yourself rich if you have both wealth and a network of friends. True friends. Sometimes when people are financially wealthy, they have people around them but not necessarily all of them can be called a friend. You know, there are groupies, moochers, free loaders, etc. It can be hard to tell if those people are truly your friend or just hanging around because of what you have. And more importantly, what they can get from you. Call it what it is, I’m sure you have all seen this scenario before.
The Upside of Financial Wealth
- No worrying about paying bills
- Buy what you want, when you want
- Dream vacation is possible
- Can save and/or invest your money
- Donate to your favorite charity
- Party hard
The Upside of Having Friends
- No worrying about being lonely or bored
- Companionship is there
- Having friends provides an emotional support system
- A listening ear is just a phone call away in those times when you just need to talk
- Feeling of community
- Social life is always possible
Being humble/poor with many friends gives you the feeling that the people in your life are there for you. They are not concerned with what you have or do not have. You don’t have to wonder if they are around for some other reason. Genuine friends are hard to come by and when you don’t have much in the way of material things, but you have friends, that is nothing to take lightly.
Having money is good but it comes with some downsides too. Like not knowing who has an agenda or ulterior motive. You can buy many things with money, but you can’t buy friends or love. Money does not buy happiness.
On the other hand, having friends does provide happiness. You have people around you to celebrate you and in return; you them. Maybe being humble/poor causes stress in your life. That friend(s) sometimes makes it all better when they still visit you. They don’t judge you for your humble wardrobe or humble home.
2 replies on “Wealth or Friends”
Being poor is all I known in my life and when you say poor dosent mean I m in the streets or begging just not where I need to be financially and I thank God for the true friends I have in life 🙏 to know they are there for me not just in NC state to state this was such a good topic Onika
I too come from humble beginnings. It has taught me not to take people for granted and to appreciate true friends. Personally, I would rather be happy with a handful of friends than to be surrounded by a multitude of people that I have to second-guess. IMHO. 🙂 Thank you, Louis!