(#5941) There is massive nobility in duty and sacrifice

      You can see that wealth is not the great feel good achievement in our societies. Too many of the wealthy are unsatisfied and uncaring. I would have thought that being wealthy and doing good deeds all the time would be the greatest achievement one could purpose out of this existence. I expect many others feel that way as well. Yet what we have is too many wealthy beyond what they could spend in a lifetime being more greedy than ever. Not only greedy but filled with thoughts of their own surreal greatness. What the rest of us see are beings who are so lost in the lust for more that they cannot see what could be the beauty of life all around them.
     I have very little, enough to get from month to month but there is no backstop for me. If there was a backstop I would only need enough to be able to live without fear of being destitute. Although I could live on the streets if that is what came of me. There is no demand within myself to have more than others. There is no need for me to possess beyond what I would daily use. There is no craving for what others have in an insatiable way. I am just happy to be alive and able to not be much less unfortunate. There is a humility in that feeling of being worthy despite my lack of any fortune.
     What I have found though is that when I give from what little I have I feel a happiness that comes from my own pride in myself to be worthy of greater things than myself. Not only do I know that others are helped in some way from my actions but that I am being true to who I am. I am the hero type albeit in small ways. Yet nonetheless true. I am content in that my duty to my responsibilities are met and that I can go without some things so that others can have when they don't. Those little sacrifices are what give me joy especially when they are nuanced and subtle for no one to know. My life does not scream out accomplishment for tributes. Instead it is a series of happy moments that are in a positive and constant flow.