Societies always believed that affluence will bring wellbeing. But if you look at nations that have enjoyed long periods of affluence, such as the United States, they tell me that 70% of the adult population there is on prescription medicine. In Europe, which has enjoyed many decades of continuous affluence, 38% of the population suffers from mental illness. If you just take away a few drugs from the market, a big portion of the population will go crazy. This is not wellbeing.

Investing in a spiritual possibility, a possibility beyond one’s physicality is the only ultimate answer. If you want long-term benefits, you must make long-term investments.

The journey from poverty to affluence is a hard journey, whether it is for an individual person or for a society, nation or large populations in the world. And it is not eco-friendly. But most of the time when people get there, they cannot enjoy their affluence.

Human beings need to realize that the quality of their life is not determined by what they drive, where they live or what they wear. It is determined by how joyful and peaceful a person is. In pursuit of wellbeing, human beings have looked up and fought forever. Then they looked out and ripped the planet apart. But wellbeing will happen only when you turn inward. In is the only way out.