Jeff Olson, in his book “The Slight Edge”, relates the story of the last words of a wealthy man nearing the end of his days, to his twin sons. The wealthy man shares three gifts he had enjoyed in life and wish his sons could enjoy them too.
The first gift, he asked his boys, was “easy to give and never runs out“. The boys reply that the answer to that ‘riddle’ is love, which is correct. Love is easy to give and never runs out.The second treasure, he asked his boys, was “easy to give, but not always easy to have“. The boys thought about it a little and replied that the answer is money, which is correct. For some, it never runs out, while for others, it constantly runs out.
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Then it came to the third and final gift. “The third gift is impossible to give, but can only be gained.”
Having shown it to his sons all their lives, he gives them the opportunity to experience it first hand before he dies. He gives them the power of choice. Here’s what he did…
One million dollars in cash or a purse containing one penny, to be doubled in value from day two, every day for thirty one days.
If you were one of the boys what would you choose?
It is obvious most people would choose the instant one million dollar cash. However, if you choose the cash you have missed the lesson of the power of the compound interest, the power of leverage and growth. The power of geometric progression.
The third gift as it turns out is wisdom.
Wisdom can only be gained through habits of thought and action. One of the boys chose the money and it didn’t turn out very well for him. However, the first chose the penny doubled every day for 31 days.
Every day we all have choices to make that requires wisdom: choosing instant gratification or have the penny doubled every day; deepening loneliness and alienation or a rich and growing circle of friends.
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