“There’s no value in life except what
you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring
to it yourself.” —Henry David Thoreau
Unluckily,
the world has relatively transitioned to a period of net-worth over self-worth.
This appears to be the age where value is placed upon objects and material. Our
view about bona fide worth is clouded and our understanding narrowed down to
praising cars, bank balance and clothes we adorn.
What has a
better value over the other?
As noted by American
philosopher, Henry David Thoreau —12 July 1817 – 6 May 1862, we choose to put
value in life. This being the case, therefore, we choose what we value most or
what we perceive as high valued and vice versa.
When net-worth
is thought to be commendable, thus portrayed by the new world, we tend to fail
to recognise our worthiness as human
beings. As earthly beings, we were born successful, we were born worthy, and
we were created victorious. Our self-worth is not depended upon tangible
‘success’ but through gratitude for our love and connection and by giving away love and
connection.
Does this
mean the net-value is irrelevant?
Net-worth is
absolutely not irrelevant in this world, but it is definitely not of higher value.
We live in a financially driven age, where lack of ‘resources’ results to
socio-economic hardships. Nonetheless, that doesn’t shoot up the value of
net-worth to the roof.
The better
way is to value you. Love yourself and give love to those who are close to you.
Remember, net-worth reduces in size and value when you give it away, and when
it comes to self-worth, it only flourishes as you give.
