AASRA MAGAZINE: Connecting Communities Since 2006

Everyone wants to be rich. I confess that I do, too. But is it such a bad thing to be poor?

Money will give us many things, but it can not give us everything. It can not guarantee us good health or happiness. And it can never promise us love. If we are sick, unhappy and unloved, what good are riches?

A simple meal shared with a good friend will always taste better than an expensive one from the finest of restaurants- if eaten alone.

Comforting words in times of uncertainy and sorrow can not be charged off to any bank account.

The warm embrace of a loved one can not be found in any shopping mall.

And a genuine smile...is priceless.

- Carmen Arechavaleta