Reply #2: Have you ever thought to yourself... [View All]

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"If I had a million dollars, I could be set for life and just work (at my leisure, sure, but work) to help others?"

How many people have a million dollars?

How many people actually do so?

There are some, to be sure.

And, sure there are some businesspeople who continue to earn, rather than philanthropically retire, because they believe their business helps society. And sure, it is possible to do more good if you are "armed" with a thicker wad of cash, though that perspective lends itself to the risk of the ends justifying the means.

But on the whole they are the small minority. This very fact goes to show us just exactly where our "values" as a people are at. This very fact shouts unheard into the ears of everyone who believes in a benign upper class.

You can learn a lot about yourself by seriously contemplating what you personally would do with enough wealth to be "set for life." Would you actually set yourself up for life, or would you squander it and want more? How humble is the minimum standard of living you would require to stop trying to get "more"? Would you give a crap about the people around you if you never ran a risk yourself of falling on hard times?