Health Is Wealth

Given the choice, which would you rather be? Healthy, though Poor, or Wealthy but Sickly? For me this is kind of tricky, because I'd rather be Healthy and Wealthy, but if these were my only two choices, I'd prefer to be healthy. Why? Because being healthy puts one in the best position to make the most out of what you have - your life, your challenges, your talents, etc. Even if you are not in the most affluent levels of society, because you have health, you have an opportunity to make a serious go for wealth, success, and happiness. In the other extreme, a very wealthy but sickly person would not be in the best condition to appreciate the benefits of his/her wealth. One's outlook on life can be seriously affected by one's physical health - and more often than not, a sickly person is not generally a happy person. Of course there will always be exceptions - but I am a firm believer in the common adage: "Health is Wealth."