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Originally Posted by timmgirvan
Pgardn: I don't think they started out to be rich..they were wildly successful in their endeavors and their wealth is a handsome by-product of their combo of timing,hard work,and skill. btw...we are very similar on what is important vs the frivolities of life.
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Does not really matter to me personally where they started. For all we know they could have a loved one with a severe medical condition that cant be solved by wealth. I have had experience with this. My father made a very good living as a real estate lawyer. He accumulated wealth from an extremely poor position, dirt poor. Good for him RIP. But it did not help my mother. I lived a very comfortable childhood monetarily, but it did not mean squat to me as my mother was always sick. I think this experience turned me the other way, as I saw money could not solve the most important things in my life.
So my dad worked his rear off, got rewarded monetarily, but was not successful in solving the number one family problem which he had no control over. Poor guy tried every expert he could find spending very large sums to find a fix that could not be had by wealth. In a sad way I feel lucky to have experienced this.
BAck to Alec. I have thought and listened to this tirade some more and it is so self centered that I cannot believe anything this man says concerning his altruistic world views. He is a spoiled brat. I used to respect this man as an actor, and spokesman. No longer. Typical guy who is used to getting his way via bullying and money, and when he cant get something accomplished in this manner, he has not a clue about solving problems. People need to listen closely to how self centered that tirade is. Quite shocking.