A young man was muttering about his bad luck and that he had no money. Every day he was very sad, and then one day he crossed paths with a wise senior who said:
'Why are you so unhappy?’
‘I don’t understand why I’m so poor always!’ he said.
‘Poor? I think you are very wealthy!’ the wise senior said sincerely.
The young man puzzled, ‘What exactly do you mean?’
The wise senior asked, ‘Suppose someone offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off. Will you do that?’
‘Of course, not!’ the young man replied.
‘Suppose someone offers you ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off. Will you do that?’
‘Certainly, not!’ the young man replied.
‘Suppose someone offers you hundred thousand dollars to scoop your eyes out. Will you do that?’
‘Surely, not!’ the young man replied.
‘Suppose someone offers you one million dollars to turn you into a ninety years old man in a blink of an eye. Will you do that?’
‘Definitely, not!’ the young man replied.
‘Suppose someone offers you ten million dollars to take your life away. Will you do that?’
‘Absolutely, not!' the young man replied.
The wise senior said with a smile, ‘ That’s right. You are already wealthier than ten million dollars. So why are you still lamented for being poor?'
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