Entries from April 2010 ↓

The best things in life are, indeed, free. Maybe some great experiences happen because money bought us a chance to experience simplicity, but that simplicity has always been available. From Cheerios to intense board games in a park to a tickle fight…life is a ball. Listen to my judgment…

The seed is to plant one good habit a week for 56 years...guaranteed - fi you follow through - to increase your net worth by 56 times.

The lesson of the seed is “You reap your harvest after you
do the work.” You dig the soil and water the seed (effort),
wait a while (patience), and then you pick your beans.

Effort + Patience = Results.

This principle is often lost on people. They say: “If I
plant beans today, what will I get back tomorrow?” And the
answer is: “Wet bean seeds.”

The law of the seed says: “You plant today, and you
harvest LATER!” Plant beans now; pick beans in four months.

Back when everybody grew their own food, people probably
understood this concept better. But this is the age of
instant noodles.

Fred says: “If I had a decent job, then I would really work hard.
But all I do is wash dishes, so to heck with it.”

Wrong, Fred! If you become the best diswasher in town,
someone will notice you, someone will promote you, or
you’ll feel so good about yourself that one day you’ll go
and do something you really want to do.
~anon.~

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a
precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another
traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag
to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious
stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so
without hesitation.

The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew
the stone was worth enough to give him security for a
lifetime.

A few days later, he came back to return the stone to the
wise woman. “I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how
valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that
you can give me something even more precious. Give me what
you have within you that enabled you to give me this
stone.”

Sometimes it’s not the wealth you have, but what’s inside
of you that others need.
~anon.~

Here’s a raw understanding of the intrinsic worth of things: