When What You Own St ar t s Owning You- Time For A Realit y Check Article by Jim Killon
I w as on ce of t he op in ion t hat b ein g a b illion aire is ab out as im m oral as p edop hilia, Nazis an d t raf f ickin g hum an organ s on t he b lack m arket . Un t old m illion s are suf f erin g in t he w orld an d t hese p eop le are sit t in g on a solut ion , con t en t in t heir ap at hy, un t ouched b y t he w orld' s suf f erin g. How ever, m on ey, in an d of it self is n ot evil, it ' s on ly dirt y p ap er. An d t ool f or good? I t cert ain ly can b e, it dep en ds on how it is used. Like f ire, How much is enough? On ce it can keep you w arm or it can b urn your m on t hly b ills are p aid, your house dow n . t he house is p aid of f , you are car, As jackp ot lot t o w in n ers an d drivin g your dream m an y of t he an n ual m ult i- m illion vacat ion an yw here in t he dollar p rof ession al at hlet es have w orld you choose t o go, dem on st rat ed, w ealt h does n ot com p let ely deb t f ree an d st ill chan ge a p erson , it just m akes have en ough t o live in t he lap t hem a larger version of w hat t hey of luxury f or t he rest of your already are. There are b illion aires lif e, even if you live t o b e 40 0 , an d m illion aires t hat have m on ey is n o lon ger a t ool or a p rom ised t o share t heir m assive m ean s t o achieve com f ort . I t w ealt h over t heir lif et im es. Man y do b ecom es a b lack hole t hat it in a p rivat e w ay t o b en ef it t he b egin s t o suck you in an d dest it ut e of t he w orld t hrough t akes on a f orce of it s ow n . I t organ izat ion s t hat dist rib ut e ow n s you an d every dollar m at erials t o t he p oor. They realize you sp en d, is on e less dollar how m uch can b e accom p lished t hat you have. That sick sen se w it h a sm all con t rib ut ion . Mosquit o of p an ic in t he p it of your n et s f or m alaria in f est ed areas cost st om ach is called "Bag Lady a f ew dollars an d can save (or m an ) Syn drom e." The sickn ess f orces you to t housan ds of lives, f or exam p le. em b race t hat f eelin g of Do you w an t t o kn ow w hat I f in d havin g it all an d yet f eel it is m ost dist urb in g? Peop le w ho are n ever en ough. Forget t he havin g an af f air w it h t heir m on ey. I p oor. Af t er all, it ' s n ot your act ually b elieve t hat t hey lay in b ed f ault , n ot your p rob lem . n aked an d roll aroun d on t op of Mon ey on ly m akes you m ore hun dred dollar b ills.
of w hat you already are. Com p assion at e? Charit ab le? Or ap at het ic? Som e st raddle t he f en ce an d do just en ough t o say t hey did som et hin g. A con scien ce b uf f er. Dip p in g your t oe in t he w at er is n ot sw im m in g, is it ? The m en u is n ot t he m eal. The w orld n eeds viab le solut ion s. Why n ot st ep up ? You can if you w an t t o. Wealt h is n ot alw ays coun t ed in m on et ary t erm s. Peop le laughed at m e, scof f ed t hat I used m y lif e savin gs t o set up Chan ges f or New Hop e t o reach dest it ut e kids. They saw p hot os of a p oor m an in t he out b acks w earin g m y coat or m y shoes an d asked m e w hat w as w ron g w it h m e. I didn ' t give an yt hin g aw ay, I exp lain ed, I just shared. Just shared a lit t le b it of m y ab un dan ce. I ron ically, I quickly b ecam e w ealt hier, hap p ier, f ree an d f ully alive. Are you ready t o join m e?
