Why did Sudama ji always remain poor? Why did God himself consider him as his rare friend?

When did Krishna start pressing his feet while talking to Sudama?
Sudama did not even know. Sudama had fallen asleep but Krishna, engrossed in his own thoughts, was pressing his feet and talking about his childhood, when Rukmini placed her hand on his shoulder.

Krishna was shocked and looked first at them and then at Sudama, then understanding their intention, got up from there and went to his room.

Seeing such a happy state of Krishna, Rukmini asked, “Swami, your behavior today seems very strange.

You, who are not at all impressed by the world’s greatest emperor when he comes to Dwarka, became so emotional on hearing the news of his friend’s arrival that he left his food and ran barefoot to pick him up.

You, whom no sorrow, trouble or challenge could ever make you cry, who did not cry even after seeing Mother Yashoda’s tears while leaving Gokul,
He became so emotional after seeing his friend’s dilapidated, wound-filled feet that he washed his feet with his tears.

You, the pinnacle man of diplomacy, politics and knowledge, became so happy after seeing your friend that without thinking anything, you were going to give him the wealth and prosperity of the entire world.”

Krishna said in his same happy state, “He is my childhood friend Rukmini.”
“But in his childhood, he had hidden from you and eaten the gram which Gurumata had told him to eat after sharing it with you? Now why so much sentimentality for such a friend?”, Satyabhama also expressed her curiosity.

Krishna smiled, “Sudama has done that work, Satyabhama, that the entire creation should be grateful to him. He did not eat those grams because he was hungry but he ate them because he did not want his friend Krishna to see poverty.” .

He knew that the thieves had left those grams in the ashram, and he also knew that those thieves had stolen those grams from the house of a Brahmin. He also knew that the Brahmin had given a curse that whoever eats those grams will remain poor for the rest of his life.

Sudama ate those grams hiding them from me so that I remain happy. He considered me to be some part of God, so he ate those grams because he felt that if God himself becomes poor then the entire creation will become poor. Sudama accepted his poverty for the welfare of the entire creation.”

“Such a big sacrifice!” came out of Rukmini’s mouth automatically.

“My friend Rukmini is a Brahmin, and Brahmins are knowledgeable and self-sacrificing. They are filled with the spirit of public welfare. Leaving aside a few exceptions, Brahmins are like this only.

Now you tell me, dear, if there is no love in the heart for such a friend, then what will arise? I did not cry while leaving Gokul because if I had cried, my mother would have given up her life. But after seeing such feet of my friend, there were such wounds in them.

My heart was filled with joy after seeing Rukmini. He had such wounds on his feet and such a condition in his life only because he wanted the well-being of his friend.

You know, except Rukmini, no one else in the family ever wished this Krishna so well. People expect me to do good for them. There are only friends like Sudama who willingly cover themselves with poverty and suffering for the happiness of their friend.

Such friends are rare and are found as a result of who knows what virtues. Now, even if all the wealth of the three worlds is given to such a friend, it will still be less.”, Krishna said in his voice full of emotion.

Here in the room, the eyes of all the queens were watery and on the other side, Ganga Yamuna was flowing from the eyes of Sudama standing outside the room.

Jai Shri Krishna