What is a Dream worth (Part 2)

  ONE of A KIND…

A Chinese Diesel Truck!!

So for today:

Dreams?  We all have them. What are they worth? Some are FREE others cost $2.

To me, if they are outlandish, they are fun, but I never forget this is just for fun, enjoy the entertainment, but hold on to reality.

Sherry & I started back-packing the Appalachian Trail; we hiked thru states that had a lottery. At that time I bought a lottery ticket. My girl would NEVER do that, she refuses to gamble!!! (Even though she took a chance on me a 17 yr old HS dropout.)  ;-0 

Contrary wise, a lady that knew Sherry, once said to me, “Jack when you got Sherry, you won the lottery!”  I couldn’t have agreed MORE!

So as we hiked at times we were in our own worlds: Seeing God’s beauty, thinking and dreaming. I thought about what my dad once said about Clothing stores that gave out tickets for a drawing, for items. “It may not be us, but someone will win!”

So although my chances of winning were 20,000,000 to one, I knew someone would win, and THEY did. But before the drawing, although we NEEDED nothing, I hiked thinking what we could do with a million dollars. LOL.

So in today’s world with all the lotteries, at times on a whim I buy a ticket. I like to hypothesize and dream, ‘if I win!’ I think of all the things I could do. If our church would accept it, I would pay off their debts. I would give 25% or more to charities, then divide the remaining among the family.  Of course I tell myself I would have an attorney present to warn them of the mental attitude that DOES HAPPEN, it can easily become ‘easy come easy go.’ That is a proven fact.

So YES for me, $2 for a ticket, even $4 is a good price of a dream. Actually it is cheap.

Some people’s dream is a $20,000 boat to use once a month.  Some would buy a $500,000 home, on which they could not pay the taxes.  Some contractors I knew spent their earnings on offices, cars, trucks and big tool trailers.

The most successful contractor I knew drove a 20 year old truck and told me, “It does the same job as my friend’s $70,000 truck.”

I think dreams are great,  I would hope I am realistic, but enjoy the dream.

MONEYWISE, you must remember the dream alone, 

 ..... is worth its WEIGHT in GOLD!  ;-)

(Think of that last statement, It might be original! I have never read or heard it before!)

Nite Shipslog

PS: Remember a dream weighs NOTHING!