The Foolish and the Wise

Happiness,
a fool's treasure,
for the wise man knows no such thing exists.

Sadness,
a fool laments it like a personal loss,
for the wise man knows no such thing exists.

Beauty,
the source of a fool's vanity,
for the wise man knows it exists everywhere.

Money,
the fool yearns for more,
for the wise man has too much of it.

Religion,
the fool calls it a cure,
for what the wise man calls an ailment.

Love,
the wise man's treasure,
for the fool knows no such thing exists.