A note from Stuart Zadel
16 September 2009
Dear Friend,
Upon the banks for the Swan River in Perth, I stumbled upon a memorial to the late Australian actor, Heath Ledger.
It included a passage from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran which I recorded for you.
Take a look at the video now...
"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance."
Kahlil Gibran
Weekly Success Tip
This week's success tip comes straight from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran.
It’s a book that you need to meditate upon.
In it the people ask many of life’s big questions to the Prophet before his imminent departure:
...Then said a rich man, “Speak to us of giving.”
And he answered:
"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow? And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the over-prudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city? And what is fear of need but need itself? Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?
There are those who give little of the much which they have – and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwelcome. And there are those who have little and give it all. These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty. There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space. Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes he smiles upon the earth.
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unmasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving. And is there aught you would withhold? All you have shall some day be given;
Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors”.
ACTION STEP:
Buy or borrow yourself a copy of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and enioy the read. Remember, true wealth consists of many things more than just money. Money without wisdom is wasted.
Book yourself into my final Property Entrepreneurs Conference in 2009 to see what I mean!
You can secure your seat now at: www.TGRProperty.com.au
To Your Success!
Stuart Zadel
Stuart Zadel Director and Publisher Think and Grow Rich
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