An Inspirational Story
(Ms Ritu Sinha)
(Ms Ritu Sinha)
If you are into financial investment, you’re
probably very familiar with Mr. Warren Buffet (1951–present). He is the most
successful investor in the world. His investment strategies are legendary and
many people seek to learn after him. Even more respectable, he pledged to give
away 99% of his wealth (more than $30 billion at the time of the pledge in
2006) to non-profit foundations, mostly to Bill Gates Foundation.
Mr. Buffet often travels to
universities to give speeches to educate and motivate students. Here is one of
his speeches to teach us the value of our body, to invest in ourselves, in
education for a great future. Imagine that a Genie offers you any car in the
world. The catch is that it is the only car you will ever own. What would you
do?
You would read the manual ten times,
change the oil twice as often as required, and you would take fastidious care
so that that car remained the car of your dreams forever. Think about what this
tells you about your body.
You get only one mind and one body–the
same ones you will have at 20, 40, 60, etc.
Take care of them and maximize their
potential. It will be too late to take care of your body and mind (and car)
later on. You can maintain them, but it is hard or impossible to undo big
mistakes or negligence later on. You do not want to end up with a wreck on your
hands.
Your main asset in life is yourself.
Treat yourself as a valuable asset. I
often explain to students that I would be willing to pay today for a percentage
of the future earnings of good students. If you value yourself, and invest in
yourself, you will be worth a great deal throughout your lifetime, both to
yourself and to your community.
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