One of the Richest Men in the World
I an going to make a statement that some of you are not going to believe. I am one of the richest men in the world. Oh, you don't believe me, do you?
I suppose that if you reviewed my latest Statement of Net Worth you would quickly figure out why I am not included in the list of Forbes richest 400. However, when you have finished reading this post, you may well understand why I would make such a claim.
Tonight, Marilyn, my wife, and I were over at my daughters home. My granddaughter is having her 3rd birthday tomorrow. Marilyn was icing my granddaughter's cake. I sat in the kitchen watching my wife mix the icing with food coloring, mix it up and apply each layer of color with the expertise that comes with having made the birthday cakes for our kids for the last thirty or so years. And now she is creating the cakes for the third generation of my family.
Parker, my granddaughter, watched Marilyn, with great interest and asking Marilyn, "Okay, grandma, do we put the animals on the cake yet?"
And Marilyn would answer patiently, "Not just yet."
Finally when the cake was done and ready to put in the fridge until tomorrow morning, everyone admired Marilyn's work.
As moments go, this was not a particularly important one in our lives. But it was a moment that was significant in it's own right. Here we were, my daughter, my son-in-law, Parker, Marilyn and I, sharing a wonderful moment. We were preparing to celebrate the third year of life of a wonder little girl. We were together at a pleasant and happy moment. Without thinking about it, we were celebrating the moment, a good moment, together. The moment was not about any one person. It was about all of us and the love and concern we have for each other.
I don't have a lot of money. Hell, I have never had a lot of money or assets or real estate or any such thing. It probably would have been nice if I had. But I have not been favored that way.
But I have been blessed with wonderful relationships in my life, in my family and with my friends. Watching my kids and my wife and my granddaughter, I was reminded just how rich a man I am in that way. You cannot buy these kinds of relationships even if one had all the money in the world, nor command them to exist just because one could exercise great power over other people.
To have the capacity to love others and to be loved by others; to be a caring considerate person and to be surrounded by caring and considerate people, that is the true wealth in our lives. And I got plenty of that and always have had plenty. So if you include this in my Statement of Net Worth, I would say I am doing pretty well. More money coming in would be very nice, indeed. But what I already have makes me a very fortunate and wealthy man, indeed.
Kindest regards,
Howard Fireman
I suppose that if you reviewed my latest Statement of Net Worth you would quickly figure out why I am not included in the list of Forbes richest 400. However, when you have finished reading this post, you may well understand why I would make such a claim.
Tonight, Marilyn, my wife, and I were over at my daughters home. My granddaughter is having her 3rd birthday tomorrow. Marilyn was icing my granddaughter's cake. I sat in the kitchen watching my wife mix the icing with food coloring, mix it up and apply each layer of color with the expertise that comes with having made the birthday cakes for our kids for the last thirty or so years. And now she is creating the cakes for the third generation of my family.
Parker, my granddaughter, watched Marilyn, with great interest and asking Marilyn, "Okay, grandma, do we put the animals on the cake yet?"
And Marilyn would answer patiently, "Not just yet."
Finally when the cake was done and ready to put in the fridge until tomorrow morning, everyone admired Marilyn's work.
As moments go, this was not a particularly important one in our lives. But it was a moment that was significant in it's own right. Here we were, my daughter, my son-in-law, Parker, Marilyn and I, sharing a wonderful moment. We were preparing to celebrate the third year of life of a wonder little girl. We were together at a pleasant and happy moment. Without thinking about it, we were celebrating the moment, a good moment, together. The moment was not about any one person. It was about all of us and the love and concern we have for each other.
I don't have a lot of money. Hell, I have never had a lot of money or assets or real estate or any such thing. It probably would have been nice if I had. But I have not been favored that way.
But I have been blessed with wonderful relationships in my life, in my family and with my friends. Watching my kids and my wife and my granddaughter, I was reminded just how rich a man I am in that way. You cannot buy these kinds of relationships even if one had all the money in the world, nor command them to exist just because one could exercise great power over other people.
To have the capacity to love others and to be loved by others; to be a caring considerate person and to be surrounded by caring and considerate people, that is the true wealth in our lives. And I got plenty of that and always have had plenty. So if you include this in my Statement of Net Worth, I would say I am doing pretty well. More money coming in would be very nice, indeed. But what I already have makes me a very fortunate and wealthy man, indeed.
Kindest regards,
Howard Fireman
posted by hfireman | 12:19 AM
3 Comments:
Thank you so much to visit my blog and I'm feeling sorry to make no reply A.S.A.P. Besides, I'm so delighted to know you. Although this is a my first time that visited your blog, I'm sure I'll pop into your blog more often from now on.
I hope we're going to keep in touch for future.
And I definately agree with you. Money isn't all thing in the world. Sometimes people tend to think that money is the most important thing to live, indeed it's not true. I suppose the most
important things in our lives are friends, families and love.
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syfox here.
when ur first line or sentence said i am one of the richest men in the world, the word 'money' just suddenly appereared in my head. and i was like woow ur really rich? but as a read on u said that u were blessed with relationships and stuff and my mind changed enormously. i guess money isnt everything.
cheers,
syfox
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