A few years ago, Donald Trump wrote a book entitled "How
to Get Rich." Ho-hum.
Far superior, in my view,
is "How to Be Rich" by J. Paul Getty, originally published
in 1965.Trump focuses almost exclusively on making money.
Getty - the world''s first billionaire - is more concerned with wealth as a way
of life."After all," he writes, "''richness'' is at least as much a matter
of character, of philosophy, of outlook and attitude, as it is of money. The millionaire
mentality'' is not - and in this day and age, cannot be - merely an accumulative
mentality. The able, ambitious man who strives for success must understand that
the term rich'' has infinite shadings of meaning."Getty''s consuming passion, aside from building a considerable fortune in the
oil business, was art. Throughout his life, he collected hundreds of paintings,
sculpture, tapestries, and fine antiques. (Many of them are now on display at
the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los
Angeles.) He was a great believer in the enriching
qualities of art. And he viewed with disdain the lowbrow culture of our time,
often referring to his fellow men as "educated barbarians.""Entirely too many Americans insist that they can see no reason for
developing any
cultural interests or appreciation of the arts. Some say they haven''t
time'' for cultural pursuits. Yet, week after week, they will spend dozens of
hours at country clubs, loafing here or there, or slumped in easy chairs in
their homes staring blankly at the vulgar banalities that flash across the
screens of their television sets."Please check out www.befinallyfree.blogspot.com to read the entire article and more these articles.