Shocking Quotes: The Astonishingly Tone-Deaf Comments from the Wealthy Elite
In short, instead of being wasteful, it’s helpful to be grateful for what you have and to recognize the opportunities you’ve been given that others might not have access to. Wealth also brings with it the means to genuinely change the world for the better through business or charity ventures. And a good rule of thumb is to always live below your means and to spend less than you earn, no matter how much you have in the bank or trust fund.
A very wealthy longtime Episcopal church member stood up at “the annual parish meeting” and spoke her mind after the Rector announced an $11 million capital funds drive to take place over 3 years.
She said, for all to hear: “I don’t come to church to hear about miscellaneous matters that detract from our focus on worship. I’ll simply give you a check for the amount and let’s move on with it.”.
In college, I once got a temp job working at a sorority house dinner. One of the girls was dropping off her dirty plate at the sink for me to wash. She looks at me, then turns to her friend and said, “God I could never have a job like that where I had to touch other people’s food. I can hardly stand to touch my own food when I’m done eating it.”
That was over 20 years ago and it still sticks with me. Did she think I was washing other people’s dishes because it was fun for me? I was there because I didn’t know how I was going to eat that week otherwise.
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