Are You Better Off?

Are you better off?

This question is often asked around election time.  It annoys me.  Yes, it does!  It isn't just about the money.  It better not be.  Otherwise you are buying into a consumer idea of how you are supposed to be.

Now I am talking health.  Health is a way we measure how we are. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)  health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. It isn't merely the absence of disease or infirmity or poverty.  I've seen many wealthy people who are impoverished.  Impoverished of the soul.  They have no sense of self-worth.  I think that has worsened in modernity.

If you asked a tribe how they are they would not measure it by some economists's notion of what is healthy.  They would measure it by family, by foodstuff.   Economists merely measure money. Moolah. Eewlah.

Now don't get me wrong. We want to have enough to live in a safe, comfortable home, eat healthy food, have a good sense of euphoria. 

When you vote soon, ask yourself this question. Don't listen to the politicos; the power seekers.  They aren't interested in you.  Maybe there are a few delightful exceptions.  Most growth their monetary fortune off your back.

I am better off now than I was four years ago.  I am closer to family, making new friends, keeping a few treasures I already made (friends) and will continue to extend my heart.

What about you?