But woe unto him who cultivates his mental and spiritual powers only for this purpose.
His gold shall turn to dross, his pleasure to Dead Sea fruit.
He shall be as one who drags a beautiful garment through the mud of the streets, and while clothed in purple and fine linen is yet a repulsive object.
Into the Great Scheme of Existence, as first conceived by the Creator, money did not enter.
He made this beautiful Universe, and all that it contains was meant for the enjoyment of His creatures.
There was no millionaire and no pauper soul created by God.
Each soul contains the spark of the divine spirit, and by the realization of that spark, and all it means, whatever is desired by mortal man may come to him.
But wise is he who remembers the injunction, "Seek first the kingdom of heaven and all other things shall be added unto you."
Wise is he who understands the meaning of the words, "Unto him that hath, more shall be given."
Not until you obtain the faculty of being happy through your spiritual and mental faculties, independent of material conditions, not until you learn to value wealth only as a means of helpfulness, can you safely turn your powers of concentration upon the idea of opulence.