People of London: What is wealth?

Free time? Being able to travel? A rich social life? We ask Londoners what they deem wealth to be.

Transcript

00:00If we're going to define wealth, I think it is pure happiness.

00:04I think money is obviously a benefit to have that.

00:07You can obviously have more happiness.

00:09You can do more things, such as go on more holidays,

00:13spend it on flashy cars, big houses, that sort of thing.

00:16But I think if you are going to be rich internally,

00:19I think it's spending time with family and friends

00:22that nurture yourself and your soul.

00:25I think that is the richest form of life.

00:29Happiness, peace of mind, well-being.

00:31And money is a key enabling factor of all of those things,

00:37but it's not the sole driver of your sense of well-being.

00:43It's also your sense of purpose, community,

00:48whether you have meaning in your life.

00:50But I think those factors maybe don't stand up as easily

00:56if you are kind of experiencing poverty.