Define "rich".....

I mean, the guy with the most water in the middle of the desert is "rich", isn't he? Stacks of money won't do you much good there.... Is "rich" a number? What number? A million dollars gets you a pretty nice house in rural Angola, not so nice in downtown Tokyo. Some people would say having the love and friendship of family and friends makes you "rich", but try paying your credit card bill with a certificate for one free hug and see how far that gets you. Maybe "rich" is what we call people with more than what we have and we don't like it? What do you think?

I mean, the guy with the most water in the middle of the desert is "rich", isn't he? Stacks of money won't do you much good there.... Is "rich" a number? What number? A million dollars gets you a pretty nice house in rural Angola, not so nice in downtown Tokyo. Some people would say having the love and friendship of family and friends makes you "rich", but try paying your credit card bill with a certificate for one free hug and see how far that gets you. Maybe "rich" is what we call people with more than what we have and we don't like it? What do you think?

backinthekrak

Being rich is, in my book, ablility to afford social activities.

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I mean, the guy with the most water in the middle of the desert is "rich", isn't he? Stacks of money won't do you much good there.... Is "rich" a number? What number? A million dollars gets you a pretty nice house in rural Angola, not so nice in downtown Tokyo. Some people would say having the love and friendship of family and friends makes you "rich", but try paying your credit card bill with a certificate for one free hug and see how far that gets you. Maybe "rich" is what we call people with more than what we have and we don't like it? What do you think?

00-Riddick-00

I think there is. There is a general definition but of course rich can mean different things in different circumstances.

Basically, rich is someone with more than they need or just enough to live or go about business very comfortably or lavishly.

I prefer to be wealthy...

Having a good life that God has granted you. To have friends, family, and the essentials of life.

I define rich as above Upper Middle Class.

There was an old story i heard once, "a man and his wife are sitting in their house when they hear a knock at the door the man gets up and answers it at the door stands 3 men they tell him who they are. One is love and health the other is money and the other is admiration, they tell the man that he may invite only one of them in and would have to choose what he wants in his life. he thinks about it and decides to invite in love and health. He walks in and the other 2 men follow him. the man is confused and says I thought i could only invite one of you in. Money and admiration reply by saying where love and health goes we follow." I like that story, i feel if you have people supporting you who care about you and you have your health then you can have the strenght to do anything you want and be "rich".

You're 'rich' when You have a dream, and are making it real.
Satisfaction.
Or walking through the fields without anyone watching You.
Freedom.
Or finding the truth.
Honesty.
Or seeing all the things You got.
Gratitude.
Or finding infinity in a grain of sand.
Creativity.
Doing something because it is You.
Passion.
And having done something that You are happy with.
Pride.
Recognizing the good in things.
Admiration.
It's about having a future.
Hope.
And making people ok again.
Love.
There are many more things that make You rich.

But it all depends on what You value most.
It basically comes down, to fullfilment.

And i am one of the richest people on earth.

I define rich as above Upper Middle Class.

swazidoughman

Imo its being more than able to afford basic needs and even the luxuries, without any/much financial strain.

Even in a socialist nation like ours where all of us are meant to be equal, there will always be people rich in love... Poor in love...rich in gifts... poor in gifts, a friendship... can make you rich and there will always be something to envy from your neighbor

it's how much chocolate there is in something.

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I define rich as above Upper Middle Class.

markop2003

plumbers can make the skrilla in the US too. Their essentially small business owners. It depends on how much work they can get for themselves.

i would call 100k "well off" around here. "around here" is alabama so things don't cost as much (so we get more for our dollar).

I would personally consider myself rich when I had enough money to live my life to my standards comfortably, have the love of and admiration of my family, and physical health. raven_squad

>.> almost everyone was thinking about money.

money please :P

rich // (rch)

adj.rich·er, rich·est1. Possessing great material wealth: "Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric"(Mavis Gallant).

2. Having great worth or value: a rich harvest of grain.

3. Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich brocade.

4. a. Having an abundant supply: rich in ideas.

b. Abounding, especially in natural resources: rich land.5. Meaningful and significant: "a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader"(William Zinsser).

6. Very productive and therefore financially profitable: rich seams of coal.

7. a. Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet: a rich dessert.

b. Having or exuding a strong or pungent aroma: "Texas air is so rich you can nourish off it like it was food"(Edna Ferber).

8. a. Pleasantly full and mellow: a rich tenor voice.

b. Warm and strong in color: a rich brown velvet.

9. Containing a large proportion of fuel to air: a rich gas mixture.

10. Informal Highly amusing.

n.(used with a pl. verb)Wealthy people considered as a group.

Often used with the:"Were there, indeed, a sure appeal to the mercies of the rich, the calamities of the poor might be less intolerable"(Charlotte Smith).

Your welcome.

My definition of "Rich" is basically to be able to live in a comfortable life style, be able to buy what you want, when you want.

Someone who is rich should be be able to cover all his necessities and most of his wants.