The Richest Man in Babylon Write This is the story of a city striving for greatness. For this reason, the great King Sargon wants to make his city the richest city in the entire world. As the king watches his city develop, he finds that the wealth of the entire city only filters down to a handful of successful men, even with the numerous massive projects he has initiated, all the workers and suppliers are still left without gold to exploit . show it. This does not surprise his aide, who explains that it is not successful people who are guilty of being wise and good with their wealth, but education is necessary. These poor working class men simply have the knowledge and wisdom to control their wealth and ensure that it continually grows and provides for themselves and their families. They talk about understanding the laws of wealth, then they look at a man named Arkad who became the richest man in the city of Babylon and did so starting with nothing like any man in the city. The king turns to Arkad to teach a class of these men how to manage their wealth so that they can live a life of prosperity and wealth. As these men learn, they can pass it on to more classes until all the hard-working men of the city have the knowledge needed to achieve great prosperity. First, before the king realized what he needed Arkad to do. Arkad had been approached by many men of the city on the brink of rebellion as day after day their earnings disappeared at the cost of their daily lives. He explains to them what he had learned as a young man from another rich man named Algamish. As a young scribe Algamish had asked him for a document but the task was too great and he could not get it back to Algamish i...... middle of paper ......no longer being able to work for an income . Make sure this money that is growing for you has a portion set aside that will not be touched until you are able to work. Let this saving happen for the last days of your life, when you cannot carve clay tablets. Lastly, always grow as an individual and as a worker. Always learn; always increase your opportunities to find more wealth. Don't be limited by knowledge, knowledge is always growing. Discussions about luck follow, and although one may become lucky at some point in his life, luck will not be his wealth. He is growing from this fortune, not wasting it. It's managing this lick through knowledge and investment so that it continues to grow for you and not wither. Soon the steps to wealth soon became the laws of wealth to follow and this would soon allow Babylon to grow as the richest city.