Call me poor, call me rich

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE RICH?

You consider yourself blessed.

You have clean water for drinking and bathing.

Someone in your household knows how to cook and preserve food.

You have a fridge, a freezer and enough food for the next season.

A nearby grocery sells affordable salt, olive oil, rice, dried beans and soap.

You have meaningful work that supports you.

You've got a roof overhead.

You use electricity that does not require slave labor or extractions and emits no toxins, methane or radiation.

Your phone and its infrastructure did not require extractions or slave labor during manufacturing. Neither emits electromagnetic radiation. At the end of your phone and its infrastructure's usable life, they are not hazardous waste.

You have four pairs of socks and underwear, a washing machine and a drying rack. You have reliable shoes. A table and chairs. Pots and pans.

You know kitchen table remedies for viruses and wounds.

Most nights, you sleep well.

When you're sick, you can rest.

Your community has doctors, dentists, midwives and bodyworkers whom you like and respect-- and you have money or insurance or bartering goods to cover their services.

Your schools require children to master reading, writing and math on paper before they use electronics. The schools teach gardening, composting, basic plumbing and building skills.

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