Author: Greg Tharpe
Prosperity and abundance was
the natural way of believing for the people in the town of Opulence. They were masters of
manifesting wealth and prosperity. Everyone in the town had been schooled in the ancient secrets;
therefore, there was more than enough prosperity for all.
The
people had all of the money that they could ever need but they eventually realized that they did
not have any joy. In other words, they were wealthy in money but poor in joy. Therefore, since they
had plenty of money and they could afford anything they wanted, they set out to buy
joy.
Several
salesmen came to town to sell the people things that would bring them the joy that they were
missing. So, they bought loads of what they thought would bring them their joy. They tried the
products for weeks and months, but still no joy. Eventually, they came to the conclusion that money
cannot buy you joy.
Therefore, they sent for a wise man to
help them find the joy they were missing. The wise man told them, "Wealth is not measured by
the amount of money you have, but by the amount of joy you have and if you have wealth and no
joy, you are poor." He also told them that, " Joy is within them and the only way to find it
was to give up all of their wealth. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than a rich man to have joy." He then stated that, "the joy of living comes from the joy of
giving and when you release the materialism; it unleashes your inner
joy."
The wise
man told them to find the poor and needy and give them all of their wealth and this would bring
them the joy that they were missing. The people were dismayed and perturbed. They loved their
wealth and the things it afforded them; therefore, they were reluctant about taking the advice of
the wise man. However, after much debate they decided to do as the wise man told them and they gave
their wealth to the poor.
As they
began to give away their wealth, lo and behold, they began to feel more joy. The more they gave
away, the more joy they received. When all of their wealth was gone, they realized that they had
received the joy they were missing. They also realized that joy is more valuable than money and
things, so they manifested more wealth for the purpose of giving it away and changed the name of
the town to Joy.
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