An old man was doing his daily walk along the beach one morning, when he spotted a young boy crouched by the water, scooping something up from the sand and throwing it into the sea.
The beach was normally empty at this time of day, and so the old man stopped to watch for a while.
He noticed that the boy kept on shuffling a little further down the beach, then repeating this same action again and again – stopping, scooping, throwing, moving.
“What are you doing there, boy?” the old man asked, walking closer.
“I’m saving these starfish that are stranded” replied the boy, “if they stay on the beach they will dry out and die, so I’m putting them back into the ocean so they can live.”
The old man was silent for a few seconds.
“Young man” he said, “on this stretch of beach alone, there must be more than one hundred stranded starfish. Around the next corner, there must be at least one thousand more. This goes on for miles and miles and miles – I’ve done this walk every day for 10 years, and it’s always the same. There must be millions of stranded starfish! I hate to say it, but you’ll never make a difference.”
The boy replied “well I just made a difference for that one”, and continued with his work.
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I may be a stubborn, hard headed inconsiderate old man Sarah, however I simply have a soft heart. I cannot stand the thought of not helping even a stranger who needed help.That is my setback. That is why if I have a lot of money, it will be gone in a jiffy. I cannot help it. I feel sorry for people. I got to learn to have a thick face and black heart.
I need to think like a Domestic Rat. Just nibble and run.
I got to think like Munek. He got RM62 million in cash but still he only give me RM2,000. That's because that is the amount that I asked. I could have asked for an extra RM1,000 and got it. But I don't want to do that. I make do with what I have.
Honey, we need RM20 million. That is the minimum for us to get by. I could have asked for more but beyond sustenance the extra cash will only accumulate without a real purpose.
I do hope Larry can consider my offer for him to buy all my blogs up to the point of sale. If we get RM97 million then we are better off. That means better education for Mopey and overseas vacations for all of us. I can do the charity work as Lizzie had planned. We are into skilling the needy.
But honestly, with RM97 million, we got to eat what we like and see the world a little bit. That's what I had in mind.
I don't fancy a lavish lifestyle. Put the money in EPF and just spend on the interest. When I die the money will be equally divided among the five of you. Nothing fancy.
No need a financial planning. You *[] [] (and Els) can stay in the same house, we drive Myvi and Axia. Maybe we'll get a Toyota Alphard for us to travel together. That's pretty much it. I don't want a high life. It is a high maintenance.
* Yeah, it will be nice if we can have two houses combined into one as we planned.
We can only plan Sarah. No money, no talk.
That if we have a choice. If not, this is a perfect life for me. I got everybody in place. I am not complaining.
What else can we do? How much money can I accumulate on my own?
These are my prevailing thoughts Sarah.
I better sleep early tonight. I said that many times. Bottomline is I have to regulate my sleep again.
Here is your lullaby baby:
I am not going to dwell in things that I have no power. Goodnight baby. I love you so so much.
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