Self Made Men Vs Born with a Silver Spoon.
I had earlier written about a book that I am reading right now ‘Tanamera’. One of the central charachters in the book, Grandpa Dexter is a ’self made man’ i.e. someone who has made his fortune during his lifetime ( Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Dhirubhai Ambani etc. ). Now this got me thinking as it is one of the most commonly used terms / phrase ( and one of the most commonly heard around dinner tables??) to describe a man with some money ( or a woman!!! not trying to be sexist atall….. its the language…. ENGLISH thats to be blamed here not me … and this is not a disclaimer.. just a fact! )
Whats it about a self made man that commands so much attention??? Rich people in general tend to attract attention towards themselves ( not always for good reasons ). Infact in Britain the celebrity culture is so over the top ( celebrities invariably are rich or fashionably poor 
….. ) that reporters often spy on them and follow them everywhere. The likes of Katie Price, Kerry Katona are classic examples of celebrites who are self made millionaires or fashionably ‘poor’ and whose every move is earmarked by the press! I have my own theories about what makes self made men the centre of attention ( perhaps will elaborate on this in the blogs to follow ), however I would love to hear my readers opinions on this topic. Surely, most of us have come across someone in our lifetime who has a ‘rags to riches’ story that is inspiring and at the same time educational.
Reading the first two paragraphs of this blog, it may seem that I have a natural inclination towards liking self made men, but nothing can be further away from truth! I personally believe that the life of riches i.e. being born with the proverbial ’silver spoon’ is much better. Now I know this may not be a very polular thing to say but it is what I believe none the less. The reason I have this opinion is that personally if I had the option I would never work ( I am not implying that I dont enjoy my work, for me it is a means to ensuring a greater joy and I dont enjoy the luxury of being born rich ). What I am trying to say here is, getting up every morning at 7.00 am and coming home at 6.00 pm mon-fri is not the ideal way of spending life. Although work may be good fun and the job is thoroughly enjoyable, it is the life from 6.30 – 11.00 ( or later … ahem .. ahem…. ) that one really enjoys / looks forward to every day, not to mention the weekends!!! Most people worry about debts, marriage, mortgage, car loans, kids education, pension …. good future etc. when infact the only thing that should be a cause of concern is the quality of life at that moment. Its not the future that anyone should be worried about, its the past! Cause when we look back at our life we always regret the time that was lost ( and this is often what you hear people say, that if only they could go back and do things differently!) Can any one ever be happy if in the distant future they look back at their life and cant say to themselves ( and indeed their grand children :0 ) that they had a blast and that it was good while it lasted. NO REGRETS!!!! Its a hard thing to achieve, but I would rather die fighting than broker peace for a ’stable’ future cause the future can always be changed, but the past well thats a line in the stone
My good readers, as always I would love to know your opinions on the topic. Please do leave comments if you feel its worthwhile. Anonymous comments are also welcome.
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