Whether you drive a Volkswagen or you drive a Bentley, the road remains the same isn't it? When you speak on a Samsung or speak on an iPhone x, whoever you are calling remains the same isn't it? Whether you're flying economy or you're flying business, the destination where you are heading remains the same isn't it? Whether you are wearing a simple fastrack or you wear an Omega or a Rolex, the time remains the same. It's quite amazing how we work ourselves up so much with increasing the standard of living that we forget to increase the standard of our life. And which is why wherever i travel, i make an appeal to people, there is nothing wrong with an Omega, there's nothing wrong with a Bentley. God bless you with that, and if you have it drive it-no problem. But, in trying to enhance and increase and improvise the standard of your living, please, do not compromise with the standard of life. It's not the standard of your living that makes you happy, it's the standard of your life that make you happy. And very often, we forget to give attention to those things that can truly make us happy. And therefore, i always say, some people are so poor, so absolutely poor that all they have is money. That's all they have. "I consider that life a poverty stricken life" If all you have is money, You are the poorest person in the world. Because, there is more to life than money, and there is way more to life than what money can buy. And therefore, i many times say, If you truly want to know how rich you are, drop a tear and see how many hands come to wipe that tear. Ladies and Gentlemen, our happiness and our increased standard of life are not in things, it's in people, it's relationship, it's meaningful, heartfelt deep bondage of love that brings fulfilment to the heart. It's those meaningful exchange of love that we share with each other in relationship, that bring true joy to the heart. And isn't it the greatest irony that something that brings the greatest fulfilment, we very conveniently neglect in just running after increasing and enhancing the standard of living. ------Gaur Gopal Das
