We are all born into slavery. We all have the opportunity to escape our servitude.
Our prison is poverty. The way out is to get rich.
Some people are proudly clinging to the concept of being part of the 99%. They are proudly clinging to their status as slaves.
In America, like nowhere else, and like no time in history, 99% of the people have the chance to become part of the 1%. They just have to accept it.
America is known to be about business. People that start a business have a dream. They sacrifice all that they have for the sake of that dream. If they succeed, and most don't, it is because of hard work and dedication and a bit of luck.
When a business does succeed, any profits of that business are at the discretion of the owner of the business. Usually, they put large amounts of money back into their businesses to improve them.
After going through all this, the business owner is justifiably proud of their accomplishment, and very humbled and thankful for all that they have been able to do. They seek to give back to the world that has given them their freedom, and to improve the world around them by being charitable, by creating more jobs with their businesses, by purchasing things that creates even more jobs elsewhere, by giving grants where they believe it's justified, and by teaching others how to do the same as them. There are many more ways that business owners offer great returns to the community, but I don't need to list them all here.
Imagine yourself a business owner that has accomplished all this. Now comes to you a person demanding money of you. Not asking, demanding. Not politely, rudely. What would you do? We all know the answer. Nobody likes to be treated badly. Not the 1%, not the 99%. The fact is, the 1% are the masters, and the 99% are slaves. The unique feature of this system is that the slaves can free themselves. If you want to avoid being treated badly, escape the system that treats you badly. Leave your servitude behind. Become the master of your fate, of your life, by becoming as rich as you can.
If you are rich you have the power to re-make the world in your image. Get the power.
If you are not evil now, you will not be evil when you are rich. Money is merely a tool to manipulate the world around you. How you play your hand is up to you. A hammer can crush a skull or build a house. You decide which way the hammer swings.
Swing the hammer.
You've said these words to a carpenter that has no house - your assumption is that i've been lazy or did not spend my money wisely... sadly, you are incorrect.
ReplyDeleteWe could argue semantics, but overall he is correct. Sometimes we have to do "slave wage" jobs for awhile until we get to a point in our lives where we can do what we really want to do. I'm a very smart person and I'm working at Wal-Mart. No shame in that, even if I'm qualified for a wide variety of higher level jobs. I save a lot of my money towards my future. I write in my (quite small amount of) spare time. There are a lot of things that can be done, you just have to do them. And if you have access to a computer, life can't be all that terrible.
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