When you make a lot of money at once, two feelings come over you. Joy and relief.
Joy makes you want to meet all your cash needs and wants and share it with others who make you happy.
Relief makes you realize that the pressure of poverty is gone or lessened. Choose relief.
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with a very successful friend who runs her own fund. She is a gorgeous Nigerian in her early 40s, and she told me that she had given up on marriage because she sees it as an oppressive institution. I decided to probe further to learn.
This World Cup is already exposing the western hypocrisy.
First there were reports of shootings near the English camp and now their equipment has been stolen.
Yet the same people who made a big deal about Qatar not allowing alcohol in stadiums haven’t said a single word about any of this.
They want to fly halfway across the world and lecture other countries on how to run things, but stay silent when it’s a Western country dealing with serious safety concerns.
Funny how it works, right?