As with any conversation, the discussion must begin by getting the terms defined.  Prosperity might seem easy to define, but when you set out to do so, you find that many people disagree over how to measure it, how to define it, and how to characterize those who are prosperous versus those who are not.  Is it simply having a lot of money?  Is it owning things?  Is the size of your house, or your brand of car, or the cost of your suits, or the fact that you don’t need to work?  Must wealth be the only determinant for prosperity?  These tricky questions and others are discussed in this first segment.