King Solomon, the richest man who has ever lived, made this observation in Proverbs 5:13 (KJV), "There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt."
To say that the truly wealthy are filthy rich smacks of envy and covetousness. Money in itself is amoral; it takes on the character of the steward. How we use our money is the true determinant of whether we love money for money sake to our own hurt.
Some people takes the moral high ground that they do not need more money for themselves and their families. Little did they look beyond their small domain by extending their vistas to see the abundance of good works that they can do with their excess money for the good of humanity and our environment.
The likes of William Colgate, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and many others besides, truly know how to be smart in handling their money by their givings. Poor us may think that it is to their losses, but they are blessed in return by their generosity.
Add-on (Source: The Straits Times 21-Dec-2008):-
Terry Gou, a Taiwanese bilionaire, has donated a sum of NT$15 billion (S$670 million) in a collaboration with the National Taiwan University "to do something for Taiwan's medical and bio-tech sectors". Most of the money will be used to build a hospital specialising in treating cancer.
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