What's Your Definition Of Riches And Comfortable.

This is Jeff Bezos

By all accounts and measures, Jeff Bezos is rich. He has two private jets, a mega-yatch (with a smaller yatch in that one’s garage), and a real estate holding larger than most peoples’ Monopoly portfolios.

To most people, Jeffrey is living comfortably.

Now this is Abraham:


Abraham is the Father of all tribes.

Among his people, Abraham is also considered very rich. Although none of the Abrahamic tribe have cell phones or fancy cars, Abraham raised himself a large herd of cattle, has access to a constant supply of crops, fathered several kids (including a promised Child), and built the biggest mud house in the semi-nomadic tribe, making him the richest man in his tribe.

To his village and himself, Abraham is loaded silly.

But to Jeffrey (and probably many other Westerners), Abraham is the furthest thing from “living comfortably”.

Do you see where this is going?

There’s many different levels of “rich”, and even more definitions of “comfortable.”

Generally, rich people have a comfortable life. But how rich and comfortable you are is almost entirely subjective. If you’re driving around in a Nissan while everyone else is driving a Bentley, you’re probably not all that comfortable (at least to your neighbors). But if you’re riding a camel while everyone else is walking? You’re the man.

And you could have none of these things and still feel comfortable.

So yeah, the rich generally do live comfortably compared to their peers. But as with everything in life, there’s levels to it.

Your vision of comfort might be someone else’s vision of squalor.