This is Jeffrey. Jeffrey is the owner of the largest online conglomerate in the world.
(The bald guy, not the lady. Jeffrey would be a weird name for a lady.)

By all accounts and measures, Jeffrey is rich. He has two private jets, a mega-yatch (with a smaller yatch in that one’s garage), and a real estate holding larger than most peoples’ Monopoly portfolios.

To most people, Jeffrey is living comfortably.

Now this is Ntutu:

Ntutu is the king of the Masai tribe.

Among his people, Ntutu is also considered very rich. Although none of the Masai have cell phones or fancy cars, Ntutu raised himself a large herd of cattle, has access to a constant supply of crops, fathered several dozen kids, and built the biggest mud house in the semi-nomadic tribe, making him the richest man in his tribe.

To his village and himself, Ntutu is loaded silly.

But to Jeffrey (and probably many other Westerners), Ntutu is the furthest thing from “living comfortably”.

Do you see where this is going?

There’s many different levels of “rich”, and even more definitions of “comfortable.”

Generally, rich people have a comfortable life. But how rich and comfortable you are is almost entirely subjective. If you’re driving around in a Nissan while everyone else is driving a Bentley, you’re probably not all that comfortable (at least to your neighbors). But if you’re riding a camel while everyone else is walking? You’re the man.

And you could have none of these things and still feel comfortable.

So yeah, the rich generally do live comfortably compared to their peers. But as with everything in life, there’s levels to it.

Your vision of comfort might be someone else’s vision of squalor.

Finally, contentment is the key.

Exactly, Some people could be worth billions of dollar and still not satisfied, they continue to steal e.g our politicians.
Some could see comfort and satisfaction with just 5 million naira account balance and a good business.
The second paragraph totally describes me.

My reaction to this question would always be drawn from the response of that Uruguan president dubbed "the poorest president in the world". He drove a Volkswagen beetle and lives in a 2 bedroom apartment with his wife and the house even belongs to his wife.

When the interviewer asked, "how do you feel being called the poorest president in the world?", this great man responded by saying, "Those who have and still crave for more are those you call poor. How do you call someone who's contented with what he has poor?." "Those who asking for more are the poor guys. Those with contentment are in comfort already".



To you religious hypocrites in Nigeria who defend looters on the basis of their religious affiliation, this man practiced no religion.

Contentment bring peace and desire life. Greed is the bedrock of unfulfilled life and unhappiness.

Nice write up