wealth

All people would agree that knowledge is something that can be shared, without lessening its value. that when you teach someone something the teacher does not lose any knowledge.
Today my brother taught me how to get my lap top hooked up to the Internet. He used his knowledge to teach me something. I do not think that anybody would say that his knowledge was cheapened or depleted in any way. we both benefit, me with new access, him with something that cannot be quantified, good feelings if you will.

When you ask people about money, the answer is different. Most people feel that when one person gives money to another, they may have the same "good feeling", but they are worth less.

Today I gave money to my husband, so that he could get something to drink. He had .25 and needed 1.25 for a drink. I had a pocket full of change, and gave him 1.25. I was left with .80 and he gave me his now extra 25 cents. Before I gave him change, I had enough for a drink, and he did not. When I gave him change he had enough for a drink, and I did not. Most people would say that I lost. I was lessened by this exchange. I do not agree, and here is why.
Without the exchange I would have had a soda, but my husband would have had nothing. With the exchange my husband has a soda and I have a bag of chips. We both win.

Once our basic needs are taken care of, we should be kingly givers to those around us. If we do this we are not worth less, we are worth much more.