It's about the frame of mind

"To walk in money through the night crowd, protected by money, lulled by money, dulled by money, the crowd itself a money, the breath money, no least single object anywhere that is not money, money, money everywhere & still not enough, & then no money or a little money or less money or more money, but money, always money, & if you have money or you don't have money it is the money that counts & money makes money, but what makes money make money?" - Henry Miller

My question is: if one has lived so long in poverty that money has only existed as a distant thought, not even a hope, & has found solace enough to persevere for knowledge as nutrition & speaking the truth as reason to continue living. ___Does the gain of money diminish the quality of truth once quality of living has been brought well above expectation? I understand that it is up to that individual to remain level headed/down to earth & not let aforementioned gain of funds___ run the show. Greed is an illness, & I suppose it's a matter of making sure the right thing is done, preventing the disease from taking hold. Money does not make a person. In fact, I believe it to be one of the last things on the list (if on the list at all) of what makes a person, a human being. It does not matter if one is rich or poor, it matters that they are true to themselves & their loved ones. If they know themselves w/ open heart & mind, accepting their faults & the faults of others, as well remaining open to further growth & understanding of the self___ then they are the most wealthy of individuals.

W/ a heavy & thick heart,

L.