That being in an effort to help others rather than chasing wealth. Kipling may also be suggesting that an individual should use what they have learnt for altruistic purposes. Chasing wealth or money in reality is a waste of time and deflects an individual from their real purpose in life. Wealth is also not everything that will make a person happy. There is no honesty when it comes to being greedy. Yet the poorer man can be happier than the man who is wealthy. Wealth in reality is an illusion that man chases thinking that they will be happy. Though suffering may not be how the individual feels. It is difficult for a man to have balance in life and therefore, there is suffering. A life is wasted by the constant pursuit of wealth. In reality an individual should be wary of becoming greedy and to be content with their lot when it comes to the issue of money or wealth. Kipling talks to the students in attendance that one should not be wealthy for wealth’s sake. In "Values in Life" Rudyard Kipling explores the theme of greed, honesty, conflict and acceptance. The address was originally delivered in the fall of 1907 to the students of McGill University in Montreal, Canada. ‘Values in Life’ appears in A Book of Words a volume of Kipling’s collected speeches. He is known for his children’s books including the ever-popular The Jungle Book and Kim. Rudyard Kipling was an English poet and novelist.
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