My daddy
used to say I don’t understand how a cow eats green grass and gives white milk.
Lots of
things we do not understand in this life.
Have you ever seen the reruns of race cars
that seem to disintegrate in a wreck at 140mph and the driver walks away. Then
see a much smaller collision at 50mph and folks are killed.
I know
people who are never satisfied with what they have, they must always have more
and cannot afford it. I don’t understand it.
It is
hard to understand a person, many in sports and entertainment, who have
commanded a salary in the millions, they declare bankruptcy.
The first
person in my life time, that amazed me, was one of my hero’s, Joe Lewis, The
Brown Bomber. He died owing money for taxes that were never paid, so Death gets
paid for sure, but not all taxes.
According to him (and facts), it was his trust in others that sunk his
financial ship. (To clarify, Joe did not deal in millions back then, but
hundreds of thousands).
There is
a long list of multimillionaires who lose it all and declare bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy sounds like a simple solution, for a person to start all over, but
please think of the folks who DO NOT get paid, or are paid pennies on the
dollar.
We only
once were involved when a man went bankrupt. He owed us a few thousand dollars
and the settlement check to us was $2.75 and we were even. I just did not understand how that was
supposed to be fair.
(someone will always grow a cabbage bigger than I)
Another
saying of my Daddy’s was, “Life is never going to be fair, you just live with
it.”
Nite
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4 comments:
I am blessed with everything I need. Most of the people I see seem to
be making it OK. I'm sure the young people are making it just like we did
when we were young. I do realize things are more expensive, but salaries are larger than back then but things average out. I didn't win the jack-pot
but I will make it OK. hee hee
Your daddy was a wise man.
Like many, DH and I've struggled - but thank God, I've never considered seeking the court's relief for my debts. Sure there are those with compelling circumstances, but most (in my opinion) are looking for the easy way out.
Your dad was so right about life and not being fair. If one is living beyond their means or very close to it, I can see why they end up in bankruptcy court. No one wins with it either; businesses don't get the fair money owed to them so they have to turn that around by raising prices, etc. Sad situation all around.
betty
There are a multitude of things I will never understand. People never cease to amaze me. Things that happen sometimes seem unreal. Takes all my energy it seems just to keep myself on track so I try not to even think about all the rest.
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