𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.

 At an investment and finance conference, one of the speakers was Bill Gates. During the Q&A session, a question was asked that made everyone laugh: Could he (then the richest man in the world) accept his daughter marrying a poor man? Bill’s response was thought-provoking. 

First, understand that wealth does not mean a large bank account. 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.   

For example, someone who wins the lottery. Even if they win $100 million, they are not a rich person: they are a poor person with a lot of money. This is why 90% of lottery millionaires go bankrupt within five years. 

There are also rich people who don’t have money. Take entrepreneurs, for instance. They are already on the path to wealth, even if they currently lack money, because they are developing their businesses and financial intelligence—and that is wealth. 

To distinguish between the rich and the poor, let’s simplify: 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲. 

If you see a young person deciding to work out, learn new things, and constantly improve themselves, you know that they are rich people.   

If you see a young person blaming the country for their problems, believing that all rich people are thieves, and constantly criticizing others, you know that they are poor people. 

The rich believe they just need information and training to take off, while the poor think others need to give them money to get started.   

In conclusion, when I say my daughter will not marry a poor man, I am not talking about money. I am talking about that man’s ability to create wealth. 

Apologies for what I am about to say, but most criminals are poor people. When they are faced with money, they lose their minds. This is why they steal, rob, etc.—because they don’t know how to earn money honestly. 

Wealth is, primarily, a state of mind. 

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?   

The Suslov brothers are poor men who prevent the wealthy from creating prosperity in our society because they need to steal the fruits of years of hard work by the rich to parasitize for another four years…   

For the past four years, a mafia-like group of poor people has been ruling on Toompea. These people do not know how to create wealth. Instead, they allow the poor to parasitize and provide various excuses for their incompetence, failing to see their own inability and inadequacy. 

/Olev Vaher, source Facebook/