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A winter crossing of the Atlantic...indeed. Not for the faint of heart.
Finally Lymp arrives at the first name hurdle and clears it marvelously, with the Capt...been waiting for that dough to rise, for a few episodes. 🤣🤣
Personal observation...as a rule I have no issue with those who have money, so long as they remember, that their chite stinks just like the rest of us. This past year during a road trip visiting friends, I was in the company of a multi-millionaire. My friend, is old friends/business associate with this guy and while we were out one day, we made a stop at said richie's abode. Pretty big spread, that was previously owned by a well know celeb. It was interesting to see the difference between the guy...a self made success & the plastic arm candy he married. He clearly enjoyed his money and success, but spoke and related to all at the table, as if we all grew up together. The wife was polite and welcoming, not snobby at all, but clearly was fixated on their projected image and facade.
Happy to see Lymp arrive, at the humanity ball. Can't wait to see her tango.
The veil of a privileged childhood is lifting, with occasional hitches!
I have known a few very wealthy people and even have a few in my family. They are as various as any of us and they relate to others differently, depending on their experiences. My mother's uncle was a multi-millionaire goldsmith. I remember him from my childhood as a very formal, busy man who had no time for children. When he was dying, many years later, I took my mother to visit him and he asked me what I was doing with my life. I told him I was recently qualified as a Barefoot Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and he was delighted to hear it. He said "You cannot buy health!" sat there, in opulence. It was so sad, I have never forgotten the wisdom he had reached just before he died.
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Episode 17 -https://francesleader.substack.com/p/diamonds-are-occasionally-dim
A winter crossing of the Atlantic...indeed. Not for the faint of heart.
Finally Lymp arrives at the first name hurdle and clears it marvelously, with the Capt...been waiting for that dough to rise, for a few episodes. 🤣🤣
Personal observation...as a rule I have no issue with those who have money, so long as they remember, that their chite stinks just like the rest of us. This past year during a road trip visiting friends, I was in the company of a multi-millionaire. My friend, is old friends/business associate with this guy and while we were out one day, we made a stop at said richie's abode. Pretty big spread, that was previously owned by a well know celeb. It was interesting to see the difference between the guy...a self made success & the plastic arm candy he married. He clearly enjoyed his money and success, but spoke and related to all at the table, as if we all grew up together. The wife was polite and welcoming, not snobby at all, but clearly was fixated on their projected image and facade.
Happy to see Lymp arrive, at the humanity ball. Can't wait to see her tango.
The veil of a privileged childhood is lifting, with occasional hitches!
I have known a few very wealthy people and even have a few in my family. They are as various as any of us and they relate to others differently, depending on their experiences. My mother's uncle was a multi-millionaire goldsmith. I remember him from my childhood as a very formal, busy man who had no time for children. When he was dying, many years later, I took my mother to visit him and he asked me what I was doing with my life. I told him I was recently qualified as a Barefoot Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and he was delighted to hear it. He said "You cannot buy health!" sat there, in opulence. It was so sad, I have never forgotten the wisdom he had reached just before he died.
Great observation, they are in the end just people, with the mental and emotional trappings of the rest of us.
I think it's always magical, to see people reach "enlightenment", as your uncle did, especially as they are close to the end of this life.
Thanks for sharing that one!
Oh? Affected by too much or too little?