If someone gave you a billion dollars and asked for just one thing in return — a simple message of thanks every day — would you agree?
Most people would.
It’s a small gesture for a fortune. A moment of gratitude in exchange for a lifetime of security.
Now imagine this:
Someone offers you the same billion dollars, but on one condition — you have to give up your eyesight.
Would you do it?
What about your arms?
Your legs?
Your ability to speak or think clearly?
Your ability to hear the voice of someone you love?
Most people wouldn’t take the deal.
Not because they’re indifferent to wealth, but because deep down, they know the truth.
They already possess something far more valuable.
And that leads to a deeper question.
If your eyes are worth more than a billion dollars, and your hands and your health are treasures you wouldn’t trade, then why don’t we feel rich?
Why don’t we live as though we’ve been given something priceless?
The answer is simple.
We forget.
We wake up and move through our days on autopilot.
We become used to our own miracles.
But nothing about our existence is small.
You didn’t design your hands.
You didn’t program your mind to wake up this morning.
You didn’t negotiate for your heartbeat to continue through the night.
These things were placed in your care.
Not without meaning.
Not without purpose.
You didn’t earn them, but you are accountable for them.
You were entrusted with them.
Gratitude begins when we remember this.
When we understand that every breath, every step, every sensation is not random — it is a sign.
A trust.
A gift given with responsibility.
And the most sincere form of gratitude isn’t words alone.
It’s how we use what we’ve been given.
If your eyes still work, look at something meaningful.
If your voice still works, speak with kindness.
If your hands are steady, let them serve.
If your heart is still soft, let it love.
This is not about denying hardship.
It’s about seeing clearly, even through it.
Because real wealth is not found in your bank account.
It is in the quiet inventory of your life.
And those who count their blessings with clarity never feel poor.