Money and wealth is What you know how to do. It’s not Material STUFF. It’s not your house, cars, paper bills, Gold, silver, electronics, toys, food, etc. That’s just illusory money. That money can easily be Taken From anyone. It can be lost in an accident, a national catastrophe, theft, and a few other ways. That is not real Wealth.
Real wealth is YOUR skill at whatever you know how to do. The difference between a Fish (Illusory wealth, or material STUFF) and knowing How to Fish (A skill of whatever kind, which could include, charm, athleticism, writing, speaking, painting, musical instrument, or any other countless human skills used to survive in this world).
The difference is one kind of wealth Keeps YOU alive Long Term, the other is temporary happiness. Paper money, gold, cars, toys, material possessions are all temporary Especially if you have little Skill in anything in Life. Your parents will die, and your source of material blessing will go also. Your country can collapse and there goes all your money in the Bank! The only thing that can keep you safe is your chosen skill. It is Your True Wealth. Don’t confuse Wealth with Material STUFF!
People like Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. are respected NOT for the MONEY and Material wealth they MADE, BUT FOR THE SERVICE, SKILL, TALENT, they developed and SHARED with the World to Improve it, Entertain it, Educate it, Enlighten and Uplift it in some way.
There are very few people like them. There are many Programmers, Writers, comedians, Fighters, Police Officers, Presidents, even Gangsters, But How many are the Michael Jordans in these WAYS of making a Living? How many are considered THE BEST in their Chosen Skill? I would say only about 5% of people in any chosen skill Are at the TOP! And I’m stretching it because it’s more like 1-2%. About 5-10% are Great, 20% Good, and the rest Average (About 65% of people in any field)
Settle for nothing less than Being a Michael Jordan in Your Chosen Skill. This will immortalize you. People will write about you, have videos of you, remember You way after YOU’RE gone. And Your FISHING WILL CONTINUE even though your Body has left this World. What a Great SERVICE! What Wealth! Your family will eat even after your gone! Maybe they will have learned TO FISH by YOUR Example!
A great example of TRUE WEALTH to me is the American boxer Mike Tyson. He was arguably the Best if not at least MOST entertaining Boxer in the Late 80’s and Early 90’s. He went to Jail for 5 Years (Temporarily giving up all his Riches; Mansions, exotic animals, Cars, Jewelry, all of it!)! He said he lived like a KING in Jail. People respected him including Guards (read or watch more about him on YouTube, or see his Movie; Tyson from 2009). Why? He didn’t wear Fancier clothes than anyone in Jail! He surely wore the same Prison or Jail outfit everyone else had on. He MOST LIKELY owned the same tooth brush, used the same soap, ate the same food, As EVERYONE else! He had no more MATERIAL Possessions than the Other Inmates!
He gave so much to the world through Boxing! On television, I’m sure he was seen in prisons and Jails and of course in countless American Homes! He gave back to the World by being one of the BEST American boxers in History! By being in the top 5% in his field. He will be remembered after he’s gone and there will be many lessons to inspire Not just new BOXERS, but Everyone; Kids, philosophers, Writers, Educators for Countless Generations ahead!
A few ingredients which make You TOP 5% in Your Field include, FOCUS, Determination, Alertness, Passion or Drive, and Rest or Balance. This is what Meditating and reading Deep Words every day as a habit develops in YOU!
A famous zen Master said, “In the end, it comes down to YOUR ACTIONS!” What you DO! And I say, What you decide to LEARN and DO VERY WELL! This is Merit, giving Back, Offering, Service. It’s also knowing who You are and What you Do and Do Well.
Fishing or Fish! What is true Wealth? Think deeply about this and discover your Truth.