Money. It is always the thing everyone needs more of. And the thing that, apparently, Americans have endless quantities of. But today I had a rather surprising conversation about money with my 12-year old host brother. He was saying how I would make a lot of money in a few years because I had good education. And I was trying to explain how the work I wanted to do would not make me rich even though I had a good education but that it was worth it anyway. And he understood. But then he started talking about what he would do if he were rich.
He said "If I were rich, I would only take what I need and then give the rest of it away so that I could help others." And I said that was great. And he told me how important it is to give cheerfully and willingly because then it will both bless you and the other person. And he said that he would not give away the money itself but buy stuff with it. And I cut in on him saying "Oh, that's great. Like you would buy certain items or food and give it to people who can't afford them." But he said, "No. No, I would buy a corn mill and then let everybody use it for free so that they could grind their maize into flour without having to pay for it." Wow. If only we thought like this more often. Instead of giving money or things, he said he would give something sustainable, something that could assist so many people.
Words of wisdom from a small boy.
That little boy is wise indeed.
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