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José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica Cordano President of Uruguay

"I'm not poor.

Poor are those who believe that I am poor.

I have just a  few things, yes, the minimum if you like, but that is enough for me to make me feel rich.

I want to be able to devote my time to  things that motivate me.

By contrast, if I had a lot of material things to look after, it would deprive of the time needed  to do what I really like to do.

For me, that means true freedom, calli t austerity if you like, and consuming less.

A small house, so I can devote my time to the things I really enjoy.

Otherwise I would have to have an employee, even though  there is already someone  in my house to help me.

If I had too many things, I'd have to spend all my time looking after them, only to make sure that nobody would swipe them.

No, I'm happy with my three small rooms. My old wife and I take turns sweeping the floors, and soon  we are done with it.

Thus we're gaining the time we like to have for the things which we really love doing.

We are not poor".