Asset or Liability

There was a king who was a follower of a Saint. Once his Guruji asked him to show his treasure.
The king felt very happy and personally went and showed Guruji each and every corner of his rich treasure.
It was a huge collection of Diamonds, Rubies and other precious stones.
Guruji asked,” Do you treat these as an asset?”
King replied in affirmative.
Guruji asked, “How much profit you make from these stones?"
King: "Nothing. In fact I have to spend a lot on keeping a tight security around them"
Guruji: "Let me show you a stone even more precious than these."
King found a good way of spending some more time with his Guruji and started walking with him.
After a long walk, they reached near the house of an old widow. She was making flour using a grind-stone.
Guruji smiled and said to the king "This very stone makes flour for hungry people and also helps this old lady make a living. Isn't this more precious than all of your stones?"
"There is a great difference between being expensive and being useful. What you call precious is only what you believe is expensive; those stones have no value otherwise.
This old rugged grind stone is helping people make a living while your stones are wasting lot of unnecessary money just on security."
Difference between wealthier and non wealthier is that the former always invest in assets while later always meet their liability.
This is applicable to all sphere of life.