The story was told of a rich man who requested that on the day of his death, he wanted his driver to prop him up and sit him at the back seat of his expensive car and drive him around town.
On the day of his death, his wish was fulfilled. Right at that moment, a man saw an extremely well dressed man being chauffeured in a luxurious looking car and he thought to himself “How I wish I can be like him?”
Sometimes, we envy others for what they have acquired in life, but what we often see is at face value. It is only the exterior. We do not know the actual situation they may be facing.
Blind envy is misleading and damaging. Covetousness rears its ugly head to trap us.
In recent years, we often hear news of family relationships turning sour, family members fighting over properties and assets. Family relationship is more important than earthly possessions. A strong family bound by the cord of love stands together through thick and thin.
(Adapted from Benny Ong's Financial Freedom Seminar at Trinity Christian Centre in the mid 90s)
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