If you are
into financial investment, you’re probably very familiar with Mr. Warren Buffet
(1951–present). He is the most successful investor in the world. His investment
strategies are legendary and many people seek to learn after him.
Even more
respectable, he pledged to give away 99% of his wealth (more than $30 billions
at the time of the pledge in 2006) to non-profit foundations, mostly to Bill
Gate’s Foundation.
Mr. Buffet
often travels to universities to give speeches to educate and motivate
students. Here is one of his speeches to teach us the value of our body, to
invest in ourselves, in education for a great future.
Imagine that
a Genie offers you any car in the world. The catch is that it is the only car
you will ever own. What would you do?
You would
read the manual ten times, change the oil twice as often as required, and you
would take fastidious care so that that car remained the car of your dreams
forever.
Think about
what this tells you about your body.
You get only
one mind and one body–the same ones you will have at 20, 40, 60, etc.
Take care of
them and maximize their potential. It will be too late to take care of your
body and mind (and car) later on. You can maintain them, but it is hard or
impossible to undo big mistakes or negligence later on. You do not want to end
up with a wreck on your hands.
Your main
asset in life is yourself.
Treat
yourself as a valuable asset. I often explain to students that I would be
willing to pay today for a percentage of the future earnings of good students.
If you value
yourself, and invest in yourself, you will be worth a great deal through out
your lifetime, both to yourself and to your community.
Author:
Warren Buffet
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