The primary resources we need to thrive in our interdependent world are inner ones. Usually if we lack something in terms of our material conditions, we feel deprived and experience ourselves as lacking. Even when we have ample material resources, this does not guarantee a state of inner well-being, and besides, they can be taken from us at any time. But if it is possible to feel content whether we have much or little, which set of resources is more valuable: mental and emotional, or physical and material?
