About the richness of the human heart ....

Some days ago somebody asked me what I would consider a rich person, what makes someone a rich person. Questions like this I cannot answer with one single word or one simple sentence. Questions like this, I need to think about. Letting my thoughts wander here and there, forth and back again until I found, maybe not the one and only ultimate answer, but explanations, reasons, more and more thoughts which may lead me to more and more questions. Now, I am sitting here, trying to put my thoughts in order and write them down.

A rich person? I guess to me, a rich person is someone who is going through the world with open eyes, with an open mind, open arms and most of all, an open heart. A person who is able to hear you, when listening to you. A person who is able to see you, when looking at you. A person who is not judging you or giving up on you, when you have different opinions or when you mess something up. A person who is there for others, without asking any questions. A person who is able to cherish life, to live every day to its fullest, to see the glass half full and not half empty. A person who is able to be happy while having the crappiest day in life. A person who absorbs the moments of joy, treasures them and keeps them in their heart, while always being attentive, curious and looking for something new to learn......

To be a little bit more like this, that is the aim.

Is it in our hands? Yes, I think at large parts we will receive from life what we are willing to put into it. In terms of our "fellow human beings" for example. Our life is one big journey, where we meet lots of people. Some of them might just cross our path, some might walk a while with us, some will go the whole journey with us from the beginning until the end. Some will change our lifes forever and others may only be short encounters. Appreciate them all. Don't weigh them up with each other, but value each of them individually. Give each person the chance to become your friend, each encounter the chance to become something deep. And give yourself and others time! Sometimes we meet people, where we have the feeling we have known each other for years. Sometimes relationships, connections between people need more time to develop. They are not of less value, they can become a strong bond as well. Don't give up on them, but give them time and work on them.
Let them surprise you ... ... you'll be surprised!

To be a little bit more like this, that is the aim.

Ulli