Wealth of the nations is cannot be quantified because the cultural wealth of its people is immeasurable. People of India had lived with many atrocities and had kept their cultural identity intact. The plundering invasions of raiders from the mid-east in the past, systematic exploitation of the British (colonial India) and the present exploitation by the incompatible political system,are all tolerated and people live through it. Today, we see that if there is an explosion in the streets,the people have learnt to tolerate it too. The ordinary citizens shift those who are hurt to hospitals and then carry on with life. And normal life is restored, as early as possible. We live with all kinds of calamities, and take life at its stride. No trauma, no stress. ‘OK, this has happened, lets do the needful and go on’ attitude is a positive one.This defines India and its people, carry on with all new exigencies that arise.
A good state is determined by longevity and happiness of its people. You need not measure economical growth with any index, nor note down GDP etc. You need not check power use, or land use to measure progress. You need to see index of the length of life of its people. People of India live with contentment with little wealth, few belongings, ordinary meals and with simple livelihoods. These 'live' lessons in simple living can be learnt by people of affluent countries to solve their economic crisis.
A deeper look at the festivities celebrated by them will show how the measure prosperity has nothing to do with it the rationale of income groups. That means how much a person earns does not matter, but how wisely he spends his earnings is relevant in making his life happier culturally. We Indians are indeed rich in maintaining our culture because we keep happy with our limited incomes and do not get stressed out.
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