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          Live Rich, Die Empty




           By Chioma Phillips


                    he other day, on social   accumulating to yourself property   dead, so whatever you counted as
                    media, someone, an       and money, to the standard the     riches do not exist in your current
                    Afrikan someone, was     world calls rich, you die. Not as a   realm, because you’re dead and
          Texplaining that giving            consequence of the accumulation,   dead men don't bite as they say.
          away your money to relatives and   nor the attainment of the standard,   You have transitioned to the next
          friends who are seeking support was   but after whatever length of time   reality. So you’re not rich, you’re
          one sure way to die poor. As I read   allocated to you, you die and all the   just dead.  You can’t use what you
          this, I started to think about what it   things are left behind.      accumulated. If you arranged your
          means to die rich. After a life spent   So what’s the point? I mean, you’re   affairs beforehand, then the riches



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