What is the Opposite of Greed?
I was executive vice-president of an investment firm dealing in strategic metals back in the 80's. `Strue. I took home so much money I had a car and a motorcycle and my monthly bills only took 3 of my 4 weekly checks. The boss laundered money for a bogus client, and I bailed on what was, at the time, my biggest ever income.
It's not so hard to walk away from small money. Walking away from big money is harder. But walking away from HUGE money, and into serious peril, is a miracle.
Regardless of the rightness or wrongness of going to war in Afghanistan to get oil and, maybe, UBL, when Pat Tillman had a personal conviction far greater than the Almighty Dollar, and beat the odds to become an Army Ranger, he walked away from millions and into the valley of the shadow of death.
The love of money is so huge these days (and I have a good dose of it my own self) that to find a man who has priorities above and beyond bucks is just very cool, to me.
I admire Pat Tillman, and wish even 1 in 100 Americans had the character and conviction he had. And I wish I was one of that 1%. Not talking about what he chose to do, but what he chose to leave for something he felt was of greater value. He said about his decision that he wanted to give something back for the comfortable life he had enjoyed. How many people really feel like that, and even act on it?
When you look up "generosity" in the dictionary, I hope you see Mr. Tillman's picture.
That's all the salute I can think of, and it's weak, but I wanted to write SOMEthing.
It's not so hard to walk away from small money. Walking away from big money is harder. But walking away from HUGE money, and into serious peril, is a miracle.
Regardless of the rightness or wrongness of going to war in Afghanistan to get oil and, maybe, UBL, when Pat Tillman had a personal conviction far greater than the Almighty Dollar, and beat the odds to become an Army Ranger, he walked away from millions and into the valley of the shadow of death.
The love of money is so huge these days (and I have a good dose of it my own self) that to find a man who has priorities above and beyond bucks is just very cool, to me.
I admire Pat Tillman, and wish even 1 in 100 Americans had the character and conviction he had. And I wish I was one of that 1%. Not talking about what he chose to do, but what he chose to leave for something he felt was of greater value. He said about his decision that he wanted to give something back for the comfortable life he had enjoyed. How many people really feel like that, and even act on it?
When you look up "generosity" in the dictionary, I hope you see Mr. Tillman's picture.
That's all the salute I can think of, and it's weak, but I wanted to write SOMEthing.
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