Wealth - by Moses

A mans' wealth can be measured in a number of different ways. First off, money is used as a barometer of what one can afford. This is an anomoly towards good health, as perhaps only the food a man can buy is tangible towards a persons' health. This analogy describes the paradigm relationship between health and wealth.
A person can have all the money in the world, yet have failing health at an early age and die young.
At 40 years of age I'm constantly broke, yet I'm still in good health and my lifespan will likely reach 77+ years of age. The concerns I have in life are to meet my soul-mate, have children, and live an average life somewhere in the Suburbs. Achievable - yes, in the here and now - no. Those that have amassed small fortunes and are raising their families may look to be wealthy. This does not, however, breed definitive wealth as we can be taken away from the earth in the snap of a finger. Should a persons' wealth outweigh their health (in perception) it skews our sensibilities. Howard Hughes was known as the wealthiest men on the planet, but did he enjoy his years as a billionaire?
One day, I may very well have parlayed 300 articles and a recording C.D to monetary wealth. It won't mean anything unless I'm around to enjoy it. Beetoven was deaf during his years as a successful musician. Did he have a high quality of life? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died young and penniless. Edgar Allen Poe was an opium addict, and likewise died young.
I'll take 77 years on this planet with a wife, a couple of kids, and a small house with a picket fence. That would make me the wealthiest man in the world.