The Purpose of Wealth

THE PURPOSE OF WEALTH Wealth is a means of putting man to the test. The proper use of wealth leads him to progress, while its wrong use leads him to destruction. W here wealth is a need in life, it cannot be the aim of life. If wealth is earned so that life’s needs may be fulfilled, it is a person’s best supporter. But if the acquisition of wealth is set up as the aim of life and the making of more and more money comes to be regarded as a great achievement, then the possession of wealth becomes a misfortune which will destroy a person in this world as well as in the Hereafter. Every human being has to live in this world for a specified period of time. This being so, a person needs the wherewithal to sustain himself in this world. There has to be considerable expenditure on resources and as such it is necessary for everyone to earn money. In