Ten Million

A decade ago ... I am not sure, maybe nine going ten ... roughly ...

I was young. I had the world at reach, dreams of conquering it by the tip of my fingers ... Midas Touch, I had that or so I believed that everything I wanted, I could easily get. I've been known to say things like ... "It's easy to make money" or "Money isn't everything" or "Money is not important".

Well, it's not easy ... it is everything and it is important.

I was in debt by 22 million, I paid it back in 9 months and I had 10 million extra in the pocket. I did not know what to do with it? I thought, God ... I was made. Like I can sit back and relax, have fun and find out the meaning of life. It certainly should be more than just making money and something's gotta be more important than that since it just came so easy ... I kept asking my secretary, Sally ... what she would do if she had ten million? Her family then just sold their farm land for six million and her father decided to divide it equally between his children. So, Sally got a million and she was about ready to resign and leave me. I thought maybe I should resign too since she was resigning and she only had a million while I had ten. I stacked away that ten million and through the years, I've managed to acquire my own condo unit, a house and lot, a suburban rest house where my kennels are located, a hundred dogs that's basically eating up my resources right now ... 2 seadoos, 3 vans, 1 4wd, 1 delivery van, 6 motorbikes of which I swapped 4 for another van ... scuba equipments, photography and video equipments, lots of computers in both Mac and PC, a laptop ... a beautiful girlfriend and patched differences with my mother. Of course, I've travelled in style, back and forth ... have gone to Tubbataha twice, Palau twice and so many other places. I considered retiring at one point.

Now, it's the other way around.

I am mortgaging 2 condos, expecting more labor cases. I have a warehouse full of depreciated goods with no value. There's no way I can sit back and relax. No more diving and I have no idea how I can keep up with caring for my dogs. My mother's back to nagging me, stressing me out and pressuring me. I am older and going through menopause. She likes being in control. She feels needed again. I am officially in debt by ten million.

But ...

I have friends now, real friends.
And I have Remy by my side.

Money is still not everything. It still is not as important. Friends are ...
Let's just see if ... it still is easy to make money ...

;)

What will your Funeral be like? by rashock
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You will die by:	Mysterious unsolved murder. The killer was never found and neither was your body. Your casket is empty and you family mourns till this day in hopes that you are still alive or died a swift death.
Death Date:	November 21, 2048
Number attending your funeral?	118
How much will you leave to friends and family?	$4,057,101
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There's no turning back, just moving forward and moving on. Little steps, one at a time. Ever so cautiously. Lifting one foot with breath held, staring at a spot with knees trembling as it touches ground. Then gravity pulls, breathing out then in. Lifting the other foot and so the cycle goes ... walking on an unknown path ... on soft ground ... The clouds have not cleared up with the sun barely shining through. Don't look back. There's nothing there anymore ... just memories.

Achy, achy ... achy muscles and bones ... achy chest. Tired and weary ... it's going to be a long journey. Sore throat, dull and throbbing pain from head down the spine.

June 10.

The Harsh Reality Of It All

Hush ... hush ...
Be careful of what you wish for ...
For dreams do come true ...

For those who are ... forever dreamers ...
Dreaming, dreaming ... Day-dreaming ...
Wishing ...
Wanting ...
Longing ...
Praying ...

For those who just can't accept the way things are ... always wanting for more what life can offer ... wishing how things can be better ... longing for something that just isn't there ... and forever praying ... searching ... wandering and wondering ...

Life passes by in one bubble ...

And when the bubble pops, one falls ...
Of course, depending on how one lands ...
Flat on one's face ... on all fours ... standing up or kneeling ... on one's back ... sometimes with a broken neck ...

Others who do not survive ... well, end up dead.