Learning how to live in abundance and how to survive with little

During the Asian financial crisis, many people were hurt. I recall reading the story of a young man from Malaysia. He described his hardships after being hit and one of his hardships is the quality of rice he had to eat. He could not afford high quality rice and he found it difficult to swallow inferior grade rice.

That story left an impression on me. I grew up in a very poor family and I have no difficulty surviving on the barest minimum. But my children live in different circumstances.

So one day I told my girls I could buy high quality rice for them to eat. But they should learn to eat rice even if it is of an inferior grade. They should learn how to live in abundance and how to survive with little. And I don't buy high quality rice for them.