Amidst today’s financial insecurity how can we decide how much accumulation is enough?

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Everything is changing In a secure world How do we define What is the limit To how much we can achieve Or how much we should accumulate Our material needs are important for us For our survival in this world They are essential At the same time They are functional Just like we all need food Now how much food should we eat Others cannot mandate to us They may feel that we are Over eating But that’s what is our appetite They may feel we are under eating But that’s what we need So we have to over a period of time Decide how much is too much How much is too little And how do we decide that Eating, what is the effect of eating On the rest of our life If after eating I feel so Heavy and exhausted That I just have to fall asleep Then eating instead of Giving energy is taking away all my energy Then That kind of eating is unhealthy It is de-energizing So over a period of time I understand That this is Eating this is good enough, this is too much Similarly With respect to Earning, with respect to saving, with respect to Accumulating Our life, this is important But this is not the only thing in our life When one thing starts Encroaching On other things in our life When we have no time for our family When we have no time for taking care of our health When we have no time for Developing our spiritual side, for God When one thing starts Encroaching on other things in our life That’s when it becomes harmful So there has to be Proportionate growth in life The bodies As the young person The body grows naturally All cells grow in the body Now cancer cells also Grow But the characteristic of cancer cells is Disproportionate growth They grow so much That they encroach upon and destroy Other cells So if our Accumulation tendency It is Encroaching on other things If we are simply Fixated with money Oh life is so uncertain so I have to save a lot of money I have to Well if life is so uncertain Tomorrow even the currency may devalue And my money may not be of use Uncertainty of life Is just a given in life But at the same time We have to be reasonable, we cannot be paranoid So We have to see Our Our Feeling of the need for security Or our urge for possession Or accumulation in the light Of our overall life If that one thing Starts consuming our mind Consuming our time, consuming our energy And we have nothing left for Other things Then that desire is cancerous That tendency for Accumulation becomes cancerous So By Having the big picture in life I have various aspects to my life I am professional, I have family, I have health I have a spiritual side I achieve a balance in all of them And there is balanced growth In all walks of life Is actually far more sustainable and far more Satisfying Than dramatic growth In one area of life And disastrous Diminution in other areas of life Does this answer your question?