Has Water Entered My Ship

[airgun_novice]

Did not verify the historical accuracy for the impressive lineup mentioned in this write-up. Got across in mail.
regs
AGN.
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Work for a cause, not for applause.
Live life to express not to impress.
Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt

Has the water entered my ship?

In 1923, nine of the wealthiest people in the world met at Chicago's Edgewater Beach Hotel. Their combined wealth, it is estimated, exceeded the wealth of the Government of the United States at that time.

These men certainly knew how to make a living and accumulate wealth.

Attending the meeting were the following men:

1. The President of the largest steel company,

2. The President of the largest utility company,

3. The President of the largest gas company,

4. The President of the New York Stock Exchange,

5. The President of the Bank of International Settlements,

6. The greatest wheat speculator,

7. The greatest bear on Wall Street,

8. A member of President Harding's cabinet.

9. The head of the World's greatest monopoly

That's a pretty impressive line-up of people by anyone's yardstick.
Yet, let’s examine what happened to them 25 years later:

1. The President of the then largest steel company (Bethlehem Steel Corp), Charles M Schwab, lived on borrowed capital for five years before he died bankrupt.

2. The President of the largest utility company, Samuel Insull, died penniless!

3. The President of the then largest gas company, Howard Hubson, went insane.

4. The then President of the New York Stock Exchange, Richard Whitney, was sent to jail.

5. The President of the Bank of International Settlement, Leon Fraser, committed suicide.

6. One of the greatest commodity traders (Wheat Speculator) , Arthur Cutten, died insolvent.

7. The greatest “bear” on Wall Street, Jesse Livermore committed suicide.

8. The member of the US President’s Cabinet (the member of President Harding's cabinet), Albert Fall, was pardoned from jail just to be able to go home and die in peace.

9. The President of the then world’s greatest monopoly, Ivar Krueger, committed suicide.

What they forgot was how to "make" life while they got busy making money! Money in itself is not evil. It is only a medium of exchange. We need two kinds of education. One that teaches us how to make a living and the second how to live.

Many of us get so engrossed in professional life that we neglect our family, health, social responsibilities. And when asked why we do it, we would reply "For our family"

However, our kids are sleeping when we leave home. They are sleeping when we come home! 25years later, we’ll turn back and they’ll be gone to pursue their own dreams and lives.

Lessons from a Ship:

Without water, a ship cannot move. It needs water but if the water gets into the ship, it will face existential problems. What was a “means of living” becomes a “means of destruction”.

Similarly we live in time where earning is a necessity but let not the earning enter our hearts, for what was once a means of living will surely become a means of destruction for us as well!

So take a moment to ask yourself:

“Has the water entered my ship?”
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[Moin.]

Good one AGn, FOOD FOR THOUGHT !!!!! Thanks for sharing mate.

Regards
Moin.

[brihacharan]

Hi AGN,
> Tks for the post
< Has Water Entered My Ship > Its a Point to Ponder
> For many the water has entered their ship -
> But there's a Hole in my Bucket..Dear Lisa - Yesteryear song by Harry Belafonte
Briha

[tirpassion]

Dear agn bhai,
I do not find the 'Thanks' icon anymore in my computer so I will say 'THANKS A LOT' for this post.
Incidentally, I have withdrawn myself from the rat race a few years back . My destiny blessed me with the privilege of being beside my children when they needed me most or rather need me most, when they were helpless, incapable of doing things themselves. So I took a hell lot of pleasure in life and unlimited time in preparing food and feeding my children, changing their nappies, bathing them, singing lullabies and reading stories at bed time... My better half had/has the sacred mother's place for sure which stands like the great insurmountable mountain but I was not a pebble in comparison . A few thousand feet high hill may be
Anyway, I do not venture out in high seas and I do not have a ship so i do not have the worries of water getting in my ship. My modest humble boat floats on a small pond and I am vigilant about it's waterproofing ...

best regards
tirpassion

[airgun_novice]

Moin, Brihji, tirpassion - am glad you found this piece good. I guess, it's not just for the rat race but applies equally to any aspect of the materialistic life we live nowadays. I suppose we can estimate how much is necessary and then determine how much we need to pursue; to what end. But to seek and ppursue we should also be aware of our strong and weak points. If I may,

Q. Has water entered my ship ?

Only you can tell;
If so, you better have a pail;
So that water you can bale;
If not, then do not set sail.

[Moin.]

Moin, Brihji, tirpassion - am glad you found this piece good. I guess, it's not just for the rat race but applies equally to any aspect of the materialistic life we live nowadays. I suppose we can estimate how much is necessary and then determine how much we need to pursue; to what end. But to seek and ppursue we should also be aware of our strong and weak points. If I may,

Q. Has water entered my ship ?

Only you can tell;
If so, you better have a pail;
So that water you can bale;
If not, then do not set sail.

Only you can tell;
If so, you better have a pail;
So that water you can bale;
If not, then do not set sail

or sit at home at drink ale;
or steal some booze and go to jail.
Sitting in jail check your E mail.
Keeping doing this till you get your bail.