What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy

What does it mean to be wealthy? Wealth comes from the old English word “weal”, meaning wealth, welfare, and wellbeing. This definition could be used for an individual, but is often associated with the individual’s ability to spread and share wealth, welfare, and wellbeing to those who do not have it.

To share wealth is to not only to give to the needy, it’s also when you invest in the community, like giving a donation to a school, hospital, or orphanage. These investments to the community are not one time donations of wealth, but they offer the opportunity for future improvements in our society. By helping schools, hospitals, orphanages, etc. the less fortunate community now has the opportunity to succeed and establish a better living environment for themselves, and for the future that they will later on contribute to and improve.

Imagine a innerstate school in the U.S, that may receive little funding, but has over 2000 students to teach. These students do not have the same opportunities and resources that DHS students have to succeed. Now, imagine the innerstate school receives a large donation that will be used to improve the resources, facilities, and faculty of the school. The students are now better equipped to thrive in school, get a scholarship to their dream universities, and have the successful career they worked so hard to achieve. Years into their future, they now have the wealth that they will then invest into a school that may be in the same position as their school once was; and so, the school improves, the children rise, and their wealth spreads again and again, continuing a beautiful circle of generosity of donations and thankfulness for