Does wealth change your lifestyle!!

On the new year, I went to Jailsamer, Rajsthan with family for leisure trip, rather for new year celeberations. It was a 6 nights trip, of which 2 were to be spent in train. We had great time over there and visited many places. I would write/share more about the trip later on, and just want to share one of the memories that I would carry for long in the photo given below. We went to Longowala (near Pakistan border) and on our way were introduced to a very interesting personality . You see the man in turban, with white moustaches. Make a guess at the networth or this person? Any idea on how much he earns!!

His networth is in tens of millions of Indian rupees and earnings probably in six figures. Surprised! Unbelievable. But true.

As told by one of his 'employees' i.e. his driver (the person you see with him in blue jeans), he owns acres of land, where his herd of goats/sheeps grazes and recently (about 2 years ago) he sold about half of the land that he owned and made a fortune. He utilized part of this money to deploy couple of tourist taxis. But his routine, lifestyle, dressing, nothing has changed. He still sleeps in the little hut on the land, gets up around 4/5 am, takes care of his cattle, and rests in peace.

I was amazed to know of this. And then said to myself, do you really need lots of money to be happy or just enough of it to take care of your basic needs?? Human desires never end and, hence, the race after money/wealth also never ends. Whoaa!! I believe happiness and peace are only a state of mind or a mind set!

More about the trip later.............