Here in Florida the beginning of June is the start of
hurricane season. Some people wait for each storm to prepare, while many
old-timers who have weathered many storms in the past will buy some canned
goods and flashlight batteries, maybe a can or two of gasoline, and fill a few
jugs with water. They might also check that their shutters, rain gear, and
clean-up tools are in order and serviceable. It’s so much more pleasant to do
this when the weather and the stores and the roads are calm.
It’s a poor sailor
who isn’t prepared for the occasional storm. These same thoughts might be as
applicable to spiritual and material wealth as they are to health and fitness
issues. It is with all these areas in mind that I offer the following
aphorisms. They are not just about money.
Dad on Money
(Besides having weathered many hurricanes, my parents grew
up through the Great Depression of the early 1930s, and were no strangers to
hard times.)
“If you took all the money in the world and divided it
equally between all the people, pretty soon those who had it before would have
it again, and those who didn’t have it before wouldn’t have it again.”
“A fool and his money are soon parted.”
Mom on money
“No matter how much or how little you make, always pretend
you make a little less and put some away for a rainy day.”
“I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no
feet.”
Me
“The Dalai Lama once told us that one should always be
satisfied with one’s material growth and one should never be satisfied with
one’s spiritual growth.”
“Trust in God but tie your camel.” (Old Sufi saying.)
“Think Big, be Kind, and Listen.”
All the Best,
Daniel
