A friend once asked me, “If you had a chance to choose riches or fame, which one would you prefer?” At a very young age, a girl doesn’t know. A castle full of shiny diamonds or the sparkling lifestyle of a superstar; I wanted both. However, now I ask myself the same question and really don’t know which one to choose. If we get all the riches we can buy whatever we want; a jet that’ll take us to Europe, a condo on a private island with the best view, or even a hospital for the safe comfort of cared ones. With all the fame, people would know you, follow you, treat you as an idol, and basically worship you. But, at what point in this riches vs. fame discussion do we really know how much is enough? Where do we learn to value and truly appreciate what we are given?
I ask myself this today and can’t really come up with an answer. How much is enough? How rich is rich? How famous is famous? Then again, if we think in all the people who are considered rich and famous and still are not happy doesn’t it make you wonder, do we really want to be both? Would we still be bitter about the things we wouldn’t have, even if they had no material value?
I believe everybody gets what they deserve in the moment they need it, not want it. We don’t always have to have exactly what we want because then we just wouldn’t appreciate those small things that make us big people. As a matter a fact, we’re still that small girl or boy looking towards those riches and fame, knowing that what we strive for is what we aim to be, and what better way than to aim towards something that is full of moral riches and honest fame.
