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The Greatest Gift

Wealth's Secret

By Shanon DeMoulinPublished 3 years ago 5 min read
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Where, can the wealthiest places be found?

Unwritten books... never reached potential... visions never manifested... Where can all these places be found... a cemetery?

As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said "A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books."

As humans, we believe that we are immortal, but only... in our dreams. I believe destiny is written in stone. Fate, determined by our inner beings. A desk, a bedroom, a hardwood floor, glancing at a clock that says 8:14 that will change in a minute. Speaking to you...

As a tree is rooted, it grows with many branches. And we all make choices, each branch a choice, leading off to another. By the end of the night... did you behave differently... what did you learn... why aren’t you where you want to be in life? The devil may cry at the end of the night. Was it tough? The choice you made; will it bear fruit in the long run? Don’t fade away... like your other dreams. There’s a being inside of your body, waiting, speaking, are you listening? For a boy to become a man, he must die, not physical, but mentally, emotionally, spiritually. The man to become a king, must endure the process again. King, Queen, when you sit at the table and allow the plate to pass, you may sit with gods. When the offerings pass a second and you allow it to do so, only then may you dine with the same gods.

The game plan, from the very beginning, no? We wish for knowledge, when we want to speak, to walk, we ask questions? We accumulate this knowledge... over years... and years... until we pass. Did you give any of this away? Have you hoarded this, like a dragon does with treasure? Have your eyes witnessed legends, but have not realized it yet? Has your perception changed? When we were children, we believed $50 was a lot of money? ...What do you believe now? The knowledge you have obtained now, will it be passed down, like the legends of King Arthur? King Arthur, he didn’t know he was a legend at that time. Neither, Alexander the Great. Average men, no better than anyone else. Your wisdom, shall it never be passed down, shared only among those that tell no tales? Or is it fair to say that you will only reach your full potential when it’s too late? After you’ve scraped the bottom of the barrel, and never progressed? You are already wealthy... beyond belief.

Everyone wants to be a diamond, but few are willing to get cut. Fearless as children, but pessimistic as a hoarder. Living, only, to keep what we have gained. And do nothing with it. An honest king, an honest queen, sits on the throne... created of the same bones... that, he or she has made. You reap what we sow.

In chess, there is one way for a pawn to become king... to create his own kingdom. To shape a board, made with his own hands. Others may plant their own seed. And one day, enjoy the fruit. Judge a tree, by the fruit it bears.

What is there to lose? Better question, what is there to gain?

The grand finale... you are in control. Do you want to keep the same attitude, keep making the same mistakes? Why haven’t you done anything differently? What got you here? The same mindset... the same way of thinking... the same thing that keeps everyone believing they are stuck? The same actions, that restrain you? The chains of habit are light, until it’s time for them to be broken.

Let’s be honest. Do you enjoy opportunity? Every day, a new opportunity, every second is your right to be great. To gain possession of father time's gift. That, is the gift, we can never get back.

You stare at our reflection, what do you see? When you lay in bed, do you get... anxiety... fear... perplexities... then, what’s stopping you from changing? The bold, have no fear. The wise, have no perplexities. And the virtues, have no anxiety. Don’t look back, forgive your past self because you didn’t know at the time. Yes, I am guilty as well, we are only human.

In the discovery of King Arthur... it’s said he went into twelve battles... all with an image of the Virgin Mary on his shied... on the final battle, he defeated 960 enemies by his self. Stood on top of the mountain of enemies, with nothing but faith and his sword. The lands we seek to create, are not in some far distant land, but in the actions, we take every day.

In Rome they had a dream... "Romanitas." A city, based upon unity. From the beginning, the emperor was one of the people, a warrior. As father time passed, the emperor, one of the scholars. In constant motion, always evolving, always acting on their visions. There is only one option. Letting a moment slip by... standing still... that doesn’t qualify as an option. All roads lead to rome.

Now, - I know it sounds a little creepy- imagine their grave. A library... filled with the wealth of so nations... from the wise to the naïve... winners to losers. It's agreed that learning from one another is neccesary. Study history in order to predict the future.

All the gold of Babylon cannot purchase this! This, isn’t your normal transaction. All the debt in the world could never amount to this! An ancient bablyonian saying “lady luck favors men of action.” All the proverbs in the world can’t explain what we have, no one knows everything.

There can be nothing behind your feelings, but... behind every reason... there’s a promise.

The best gift we may give to the passed... is gratitude never grief.

"If you want to change the fruits, you have to change the roots." - T. Harv Eker

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Shanon DeMoulin

Just another old soul in a modern society.

IG: Emperor.Shanon

Twitter: EmperorShanon

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