Billionaires Index Daily Update, July 20, 2017Evergrande Group's Hui Ka Yan is today's biggest mover on our Billionaires Index. He's $1.69 billion richer.
Posted by Bloomberg Television on Thursday, July 20, 2017
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Can you take money with you in the long run? Let that mentally marinate. Money is always good to have. In fact, humans need it. We get up in the morning, go to work or run our businesses in hopes of earning an honest day's pay. Money is a necessity in life to pay bills, satisfy legal obligations, grow business ventures, and so on. We need money to buy food, keep gas in our cars, and so on. But what does it mean to be wealthy and gain the world without helping others up along the way and giving of yourself generously? Can you take money with you when you're no more of this world? Let that mentally marinate as you ponder on thoughts of what you did with your wealth.
Are you a billionaire or millionaire and haven't yet done your part to help the poor and generously give to those in need? If you are a millionaire or billionaire reading this post and feel you don't have an unwritten obligation to help others, guess again. If you only thought of yourself financially for your own personal gain and shut people out from around you in not giving from the heart, shame on you. Stop being greedy and do your part of contributing to the less fortunate. Money is always good to have. But remember this...just because you're a millionaire or billionaire doesn't make you better than others. Humble yourself, because you too with all of your wealth secretly stacked could lose everything and find yourself financially back to square one. In fact, you can one day find yourself standing on the soup kitchen line with the poor and homeless. Or better yet, you might stand on the food pantry line weekly and have your name called out when they hand you your food bag.
If you're rich, stay humble. If you don't care to contribute financially direct to someone, give to a charity. This way, you know your money is honestly being put to good use. You can always donate to a food pantry or a local Goodwill.com. Don't be cheap because you're living in your mansion and loaded with money. Always remember that your millions and billions won't do you any good in the day when it's time for your special appointment. Do it while you can cheerfully and give to those in need in free will hospitality and humility with a smile on your face. That's true transformation of the heart. :-)