Comments on: Think and grow rich

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:01:46 +0000

Thought I should add I’m not saying it’s wrong to be successful in the usual sense, just that it doesn’t satisfy on it’s own. I don’t make much at the moment, but I value time enough that I have made the decision now, that if things pick up & work floods in as time goes on, I will refuse enough to be able to have time for others, and for myself as well. Please feel free to remind me/ask how this goes, in a while, but I am serious!

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:57:30 +0000

mmm, I have to say that I don’t see success as accumulating stuff. The next shiny thing gets boring just as quick as the last bit did. We just have a tendancy to think that the next thing will be different, especially if it’s bigger, or more expensive!

I used to always have something in mind that would ‘make a difference’ in life. None of it does though! What does make life worth living is people & looking outwards to what would make someone else’s life better.

For me, what Jesus taught is everything – I reckon He genuinley answered the real questions in life, including ‘What is success?’ and ‘Who is a great person?’. Not only did He answer them, He put it all into practice & I believe & have found that He gives us strength to do the same. Life is awesome when you’re free from chasing very temporary stuff!

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:15:23 +0000

@Paul – Hi, thanks for visiting… Wow, I’m quite amazed at your comment. I’m intrigued actually – going to go read up on it myself…

By: Paul Maurice Martin

Paul Maurice Martin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:08:32 +0000

As a footnote, I heard a report on NPR last year that among the industrialized nations, only England is lower than the US in upward mobility. Best predictor in the US for wealth? Inherited wealth.

So the American Dream isn’t what it used to be. And certainly it’s more materialistic than ever – since my generation (the baby boomers) came into its own.