Off-Topic: A Matter of Perspective
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MartiniMan
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A Matter of Perspective
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11/12/2019 12:40:02 PM
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As one who has traveled to countries like India, I am amazed at the lack of true perspective there is about poverty. And not just poverty, but even wealth. I recall a meeting at the home of a CEO of a large Indian oil company. I am telling you, the average house in Cobb County, GA was bigger and nicer than this guy's house and he is a CEO of a pretty big company. But back to poverty, driving around India was a real eye opener for me. The squalor and abject poverty was near on unbelievable. And I recently watched Slumdog Millionaire and my wife asked me if it was accurate. I told her based on my experience it was dead on.
I tried very hard with my kids to make them understand how blessed they are and to understand the bubble they lived in. Working at a homeless shelter and so on really helped. Maybe that's why my son who is 28 years old is still driving the car he got in high school, a 2006 Dodge Charger. I keep asking him if he is thinking of replacing it and he says nope. Runs fine, gets him around, pretty reliable, cheap insurance and no monthly payment. This from a kid that owned his own home at age 23 and has his mortgage paid by his tenants.
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