I've written before on many occasions about the fact that we've become very materialist in outlook throughout the entire world. As a minister of religion put it on T.V. sometime back, we've become an acquisition-oriented society and I wrote an article about that at the time. There's a law for success in life referred to by Emerson as the law of laws, the law of cause and effect. This law basically states, that our rewards in life will be in exact proportion to our service or as we sow, so shall we reap.
However, as I highlighted in my broaden your horizon series of lectures, when dealing with this important law, there are in fact two types of rewards which you receive in life for the service you give to others -- there are tangible rewards and intangible rewards. That's right, the tangible rewards are the money we earn and the many material objects that we purchase with this money. However, the intangible rewards that are so very important to people, are the way in which we feel inside for having done a good job or perhaps helped another who is in need.
Many years ago I used to go to the local penal institution and facilitate motivational seminars for the inmates who were about to be released. I didn't get any material, tangible rewards for this voluntary work, however, I got great satisfaction from assisting my brothers, in a positive, productive way and know that many became extremely successful in life in later years.
Yes my friend, as today's short title states it tangibles are important -- they are very important. So in conclusion, by all means enjoy the fruits of your labor with the tangible rewards you receive. However, never lose sight of the intangible rewards, the happiness and satisfaction you'll have inside you, which incidentally no amount of money can buy.

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