by Marty Coleman | Aug 18, 2014 | Lew Wallace, Well Wealth - 2011 |
It’s the start of a new Wealth Week (I did one in 2011 that these will be added to) and I have a question. We alway think wealth is filled with positives, but it can also be a test. Have you had great abundance of some sort come upon you quickly or unexpectedly? Maybe it was money, or maybe it was property or some other material thing or a relationship that gave you much more than you ever could have hoped for.
What was your response? Was it a trial? What did you learn from it?
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Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman
Quote by Lew Wallace, 1827, 1905, American statesman and author of ‘Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ’
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“A human is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune”
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by Marty Coleman | Feb 17, 2010 | Lew Wallace, Luck |
Lucky you, day 2 in my Luck series!
You know why sports heroes always sound so humble when they win the big game? Because they are well-mannered, that’s why. They know how they have felt in the past when they have lost and the winners have rubbed it in their faces. They know what a lack of character it shows. I know it might seem like such a cliche, but the truth is most sports figures know how lucky they are to be where they are. To win the big game they know that no matter how great one throw or one defensive move was, it wasn’t JUST that moment that really won the game.
What luck have you had in life? Have you been grateful, understanding the plethora of people who made it happen beyond your own control, or are you filled with your own self importance, the self-made man or woman who did it on their own! I don’t mean to diss the self-made person, but understanding how good fortune really works should always leave a person with some humility.
Drawing and commentary © Marty Coleman
“One is never more on trial than in the moment of excessive good fortune.” – Quote by Lew Wallace, 1827-1905, Union General, American Civil War and Author of ‘Ben Hur’
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