Assignments for Ms Ginger Michelle Chadwick #8:Get Rich Quick

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Assignments for Ms Ginger Michelle Chadwick #8:Get Rich Quick

ESP
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since 2000-01-25

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0 posted 2004-12-09 09:11 AM

Get Rich Quick

The first thing that springs to mind is Calvin and Hobbes: Calvin wants to get rich quick, so the first idea that springs to mind is “Is there anybody we could sue?”. Another one is when Calvin tells his dad he wants to be a millionaire and his dad said, “well, you’ll have to work hard then”. Calvin replies, “No, you have to work hard, I want it by inheritance”.

Everybody wants the most money with the least effort. Yet those with lots of money are often less content than those with less. Money certainly makes things easier, but is easier always better? Working hard and saving up money makes what you spend it on more meaningful. Besides, often the things that really make you rich don’t need money.

Take the dog for a walk. Watch a sunset. Play a game with your kids. Lie in someone’s arms, listening to their heart beating. Then try looking me in the eye and saying you aren’t rich…I bet you can’t! So there you have it, the ultimate get rich scheme: Live!! Life’s gifts lie in simplicity, not department stores.

"Time has told me not to ask for more, one day our ocean will find its shore" ~Nick Drake

Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

1 posted 2004-12-09 10:04 AM

Lizzie,
I love those last two lines!
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"So there you have it, the ultimate get rich scheme: Live!! Life’s gifts lie in simplicity, not department stores."
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What an incredibly sweet piece. Is this much fun legal? Keep it up, please. And thanks.