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Money Is A Potent Force
It can lift or destroy.
Money is such a powerful elemental force. I bumped into this quote:
“I have seen both sides of money, the evil and the sublime…. Money is a two-edged sword and has an equal capacity for creating happiness or misery. As potent as money is, it does not surprise me that most people tend to worship or demonize it. In both cases, they fail to do what they really should be doing: controlling money for the improvement of their own lives and for the betterment of the world.”
— Robert C. Gay in the forward of The Five Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me by Richard Evans.
Bill Gates’ net worth was estimated by Business Insider, in May 2021, as being $129 billion. I made a quick study of the philanthropy of Bill and Melinda Gates. On their foundation’s website, I found that the current number of employees is 1,763 and the total grant payments since inception, through Q4 2020, is $60.1 billion (gatesfoundation.org).
I am so intrigued that they have built a company, and the sole purpose of that entity is to give their money away. Yes, they have over 1,700 people working for them, doing the old 9 to 5, and their mandate is to figure out the best way to give away the money that Bill and Melinda Gates have earned over their lifetimes. That makes a man like me think. It also makes…
