the joy of giving..
david bach on his best selling book the automatic millionaire stated that the reason we want to get rich is not because we want the cash and the ability 2buy anything we want. we want to get rich because we want the feeling of being rich.
let me elaborate.. the best feeling we get when we have money is when we give it away. maybe to charity, the local mosque/church, beggars on d street, and so forth. by being rich, we are able to experience that feeling.. we feel good when we are able to support and provide for people.. if what we search for is not the money but the feeling of being rich, must we become rich first? :)
is the saying "by giving, u receive many folds more" (found in modern religions) true? well...the richest people in the world today gave to charity long b4 they wer rich.. even if u r a non-believer doesnt this fact catch ur attention? sure the saying had been repeated over n over again during preaches n religious gatherings... but it never actually hit home for me.. i give 2charity to d mosques n beggars on d street, but i never really felt what mr. Bach meant.. I used 2think dat u had 2get filthy rich 1st, then give back 2d society in millions.. it finally hit me on the head (n heart) when i was moving 2my new house...
as i was moving a couple of weeks ago, i found my nintendo player..hehe.. the memories of playing mario bros3 came back... the player wasnt broken, just out of date thus nvr played again.. as i got 2d garbage can 2throw it away, d local trash-collector came and asked whether he could keep d console..i told him 2take it n his face glowed..i then hurriedly told him 2wait while i search 4all d games i cud find.. seeing dat man's face really made my day...d feeling was indescribable..
n then i saw my ninja turtle toys... hahaha that really jogged my memory.. since my ironing-lady had a 7yr old son, i decided 2give it 2her (it was hard,but im 2old 4it anyway :p) n hoped her son wud enjoy the turtle's company as much as i did..
im a sentimental person.. i keep almost all my possesions from childhood toys, trophies, awards, n so forth... anything dat gave me good memories, i kept.. but i now know those memories will b difficult 2b replaced even if ther is no physical object dat helps u remember it.. even if the memories do diminish through time, at least u'd hav a more precious memory of making people's lives better..
now i understand.. and mr.bach's book helped make me realize...since its not the money we want, but the ability to give to others, we dont have 2b rich 1st! i kno those reading this will probably laugh n say "every1 knows dat, u moron..", but think 1st; wat hav u given 2 society? wat hav u done 2help make people's life better.. i knew, but i didnt understand... now i do (hopefully)..
let me elaborate.. the best feeling we get when we have money is when we give it away. maybe to charity, the local mosque/church, beggars on d street, and so forth. by being rich, we are able to experience that feeling.. we feel good when we are able to support and provide for people.. if what we search for is not the money but the feeling of being rich, must we become rich first? :)
is the saying "by giving, u receive many folds more" (found in modern religions) true? well...the richest people in the world today gave to charity long b4 they wer rich.. even if u r a non-believer doesnt this fact catch ur attention? sure the saying had been repeated over n over again during preaches n religious gatherings... but it never actually hit home for me.. i give 2charity to d mosques n beggars on d street, but i never really felt what mr. Bach meant.. I used 2think dat u had 2get filthy rich 1st, then give back 2d society in millions.. it finally hit me on the head (n heart) when i was moving 2my new house...
as i was moving a couple of weeks ago, i found my nintendo player..hehe.. the memories of playing mario bros3 came back... the player wasnt broken, just out of date thus nvr played again.. as i got 2d garbage can 2throw it away, d local trash-collector came and asked whether he could keep d console..i told him 2take it n his face glowed..i then hurriedly told him 2wait while i search 4all d games i cud find.. seeing dat man's face really made my day...d feeling was indescribable..
n then i saw my ninja turtle toys... hahaha that really jogged my memory.. since my ironing-lady had a 7yr old son, i decided 2give it 2her (it was hard,but im 2old 4it anyway :p) n hoped her son wud enjoy the turtle's company as much as i did..
im a sentimental person.. i keep almost all my possesions from childhood toys, trophies, awards, n so forth... anything dat gave me good memories, i kept.. but i now know those memories will b difficult 2b replaced even if ther is no physical object dat helps u remember it.. even if the memories do diminish through time, at least u'd hav a more precious memory of making people's lives better..
now i understand.. and mr.bach's book helped make me realize...since its not the money we want, but the ability to give to others, we dont have 2b rich 1st! i kno those reading this will probably laugh n say "every1 knows dat, u moron..", but think 1st; wat hav u given 2 society? wat hav u done 2help make people's life better.. i knew, but i didnt understand... now i do (hopefully)..
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