Money Does Not Buy Happiness
We have come to this realization again with proof! The UK Telegraph reports that Austrian Millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away all of his $3 million fortune because “it prevents happiness to come.” Rabeder is currently selling his mountain-top villa in the Alps, and has already rid himself of all of his luxuries including a Audi A8 and six full-size gliders, which he gained from his interior furnishings and accessories business.
“For a long time I believed that more wealth and luxury automatically meant more happiness,” he said. “I come from a very poor family where the rules were to workmore to achieve more material things, and I applied this for many years,” Mr Rabeder said.
“More and more I heard the words: ‘Stop what you are doing now – all this luxury and consumerism – and start your real life…I had the feeling I was working as a slave for things that I did not wish for or need.”
All of his money will now be in the hands of his microcredit charity, with the goal of offering loans and business development aids to entrepreneurs in Central and South America.
By listening to the “voice” of his heart and soul, Rabeder now feels “free.”
We at Thankfulfor don’t expect everyone to stop making money or give it all away, instead we mention this generous man as a symbol to reiterate the point that we all need to look are our lives and realize what is important. Recognize what you have and what you have to give.
There is nothing wrong with enjoying your luxuries and making good money, the key is to take a second each day to be grateful for what we have. Today we are ThankFulFor Karl Rebeder, a man who is looking past his own desires to help those in need.
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