1.

What does
the opening line
of the poem
mean?
2.Who is being
addressed
by the poet?
3. Why does the poet
consider the faiths
of old his
daily bread?
 4. What
makes the
persona happy?
5. How do you view
the persona’s
circumstance? 
6. Is it right
to be contented?
Justify your answer. 
1.There are better things than becoming rich.
The pursuit of riches is based on a
faulty premise.
It is based on the incorrect rationale
that the presence of money is always good—
that it always brings benefit into our lives.
This is not always the case.
 2.The poet addresses the
poem to wealthy people who
consider wealth as an
indispensable thing and use
them to overrule poor people. 
 3. Faiths of old means important
constituent elements of the teachings of
 
the old. The poet consider these
teachings as daily bread because these
are real-life situations that pertains  to
biblical scripture which help  gain a
deeper understanding of the bible.
 4.The old teachings from his
 
elders make him happy
because he gained a better
understanding on the things
that  can give people true
happiness.
 
5.He will die
contented
and happy.