Where does contentment flow from? Does it come from the riches of the world? Does it come from beauty? Does it come from good food? Does it come from admiration? It may. It may not. All these are ends and not the means. Means too form an important constituent of contentment. You amass riches. But how do you do it? If you get it by slavery, forget contentment. You get it by hard work and sweat and not indulging in things immoral, contentment is yours. You have a beautiful portrait of yours painted in return of gold, hung upon the big wall of your big mansion. It does satisfy your ego and attract praises from all around. It matches not the small painting gifted by a friend out of sheer love. Both are thing of beauty and the wise knows which is worth what. Delicately prepared delicacies by highly paid chefs do have the warmth of the simple food prepared by a friend himself.
(Financial) Valuation, from my limited knowledge I know, is a tricky subject indeed. Moreover, how you value depends upon what you value.
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