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Getbig Main Boards => General Topics => Topic started by: boonstack on February 03, 2007, 12:50:00 PM
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boonstack, just out of curiosity and not flaming you at all...I'm wondering about your relationship w/your parents.
How do you feel your parents measured up to supplying your wants and needs?
Also, have you held any job yet such as part-time when you were attending school?
Well thats actually probably why im so "greedy"
It's pretty much been "I ask, I receive". I've never known what its like to do without, never known what its like to work hard, and my grandfather is paying me $1500 a month to help pay my bills and go to college full time so i dont have to work. Perhaps if I would of had an "lower class" upbringing, I would realize the value of a dollar. However, DUE TO HOW I WAS RAISED, I don't KNOW how to appreciate a lot. My mindset for the past few years has been "get on top of the world"... I guess somehow compare to my grandfather and my dad in the success they have had. My grandpa started making 70 cents an hr in 1950, and was eventually able to contribute to a $51 million dollar buy-out of a parent company. My dad is involved in waterfront development/owns a concert production business. Don't get me wrong, im totally NOT a "stuck up" kid, never was. I am very interested in philosophy (probably going to major in it), and I see myself as equal to everyone else on Earth. All human. I invest in a mutual-fund monthly, have an annuity setup, and I know about as much about investing as any 19 yr old. My grandpa has said he would build me a house when i turn of age and have it COMPLETELY PAID FOR. I am very appreciative of all of this, yet I don't have the mindset of a "GEE IM SO BLESSED" person. It just all kinda comes... naturally. I wanna make the world peaceful, but part of me is so self-centered and greedy.. im fucked i guess ;D but im really good at heart.
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Why should you feel the need to explain your life to anyone? You're rich, don't be sorry for it, fucking enjoy it. I know I would ;D
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just wanted to clarify my position because their was a lot of misunderstanding in my last post... (who makes 7 figs annualy.. blah blah)
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Why would you be asking the question if your parents are that wealthy? ???
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Why would you be asking the question if your parents are that wealthy? ???
i dont know man.. my perception of life is totally screwed. I just want to be grateful for what I have but in the back of my head there is someone thats always saying "dont settle for this shit, achieve everything". If i could, i would go all over the world and help people and live in the dirt... I hate suffering, esp. this Iraq shit. Some people are so narrow minded (i live in Alabama, i know....) I just wanna move out west and live in the desert. I'm afraid of hard work if u wanna know the truth. I wanna be a millionaire and have shit handed to me and not work for it. But i know that's not right b/c i'll feel as if i never achieved anything.
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i dont know man.. my perception of life is totally screwed. I just want to be grateful for what I have but in the back of my head there is someone thats always saying "dont settle for this shit, achieve everything". If i could, i would go all over the world and help people and live in the dirt... I hate suffering, esp. this Iraq shit. Some people are so narrow minded (i live in Alabama, i know....) I just wanna move out west and live in the desert. I'm afraid of hard work if u wanna know the truth. I wanna be a millionaire and have shit handed to me and not work for it. But i know that's not right b/c i'll feel as if i never achieved anything.
There is nothing wrong with working hard to get to the absolute top.
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I wanna be a millionaire and have shit handed to me and not work for it.
I would say the majority of people feel this way so don't beat yourself up about it.
But i know that's not right b/c i'll feel as if i never achieved anything.
But less feel this way.
I appreciate your extensive, honest answers boonstack. :)
im really good at heart.
This really comes through. You seem like you're going to be fine to me. :)
Have you thought about working for your dad? Can you score me some tickets? ;D
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I would say the majority of people feel this way so don't beat yourself up about it.
But less feel this way.
I appreciate your extensive, honest answers boonstack. :)
This really comes through. You seem like you're going to be fine to me. :)
Have you thought about working for your dad? Can you score me some tickets? ;D
Maybe.. MTV hires up every year in Panama to setup for their Spring Break shit... so if u get to dance around in a thong in my face-- VIP baby!
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hahahaha!
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stella hasn't werked a day in her life
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my grandfather is paying me $1500 a month
that would barely cover my hookers son
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i dont know man.. my perception of life is totally screwed. I just want to be grateful for what I have but in the back of my head there is someone thats always saying "dont settle for this shit, achieve everything". If i could, i would go all over the world and help people and live in the dirt... I hate suffering, esp. this Iraq shit. Some people are so narrow minded (i live in Alabama, i know....) I just wanna move out west and live in the desert. I'm afraid of hard work if u wanna know the truth. I wanna be a millionaire and have shit handed to me and not work for it. But i know that's not right b/c i'll feel as if i never achieved anything.
Boonstack,
It sounds like your challenge is in developing your inner motivation. As it stands, your family have made it easy for you, ...and there's nothing wrong with that, ...however, I know many people who have been in your situation, and as comfortable as it may appear on the outside, ...it can become very UN-comfortable on the inside. Don't beat yourself up for having had advantages in life. Those advantages can infact be a double edged sword. Make use of those advantages, and do what you have to do to develop your inner motivation to achieve whatever it is you want. Donald Trump was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, and he did have definite advantages to getting into the game so to speak, ...but no one could possibly argue he rode to success on his father's coat tails. He is most definitely a self made man despite his early advantages. There's also no need to live in the dirt either. Enjoy the advantages you have, and work towards your goals, ...and if your goals don't happen to include slugging it out in the dirt, you shouldn't have to. There's nothing wrong with working smart. And when you work smart to achieve your goals, you will have no problem appreciating your accomplishments, or the benefits and advantages you've been given, because you will have a good understanding of what it took for your family to provide that for you. The key is to discover your passion.