When I was young I was very, very poor, but now after decades of really hard work...

[Enter stage left]

I am not longer young!

[chicoescuela]

1. Look at the bright side- you're not alone and you're still alive.

A lot to be grateful for

[chouchou]

2. I suspect that your years of tolls has made this country far more...

...progressive than a good portion of the money-men upper class.
In short..You work..They watch.

[appleannie1]

3. You can be rich and not have a thing that really counts

And be poor in money and rich in everything that really counts. I live on less that $30,000 a year but am grateful I have the latter.

[multigraincracker]

4. Sound like me. I'm the luckiest man in the world.

Half of it is good luck and half is bad luck.