Wealth is not Enough

The present world is not devised for the purpose of man fulfilling all his desires. Being limited, it is designed solely to meet man’s practical needs, so that he may devote himself to the noble divine cause and be held deserving of God’s eternal Paradise in the Hereafter.

Bill Gates is known as the software giant. He has no advanced degree from any prestigious institution. He was studying in Harvard University but he left it without completing his education. Yet, by 1999, this Harvard dropout had been the wealthiest person on the planet for years, being worth more than 100 billion.

He made great progress in computer technology, so much so that he came to be called the computer king. But all this material progress could not give him mental peace. Then he turned to the field of philanthropy for his activities. He established an institute called the ‘Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’ and gave away half of his wealth to this institute.

On June 27, 2008 when he was 52, he announced his retirement from the computer business. Now he has decided that he will spend the rest of his life in the field of health and education and will maintain only formal relations with his company.

The truth is that material things or material progress cannot give man real peace of mind.

The present world is not devised for the purpose of man fulfilling all his desires and attaining fulfilment in the full sense.

The present world is a limited world. It is designed solely to meet man’s practical needs, so that he may devote his energy to some noble divine cause and as a result be held deserving of God’s eternal reward in the Hereafter.