[openbeos] Re: Couple of non-sequiters

Michael wrote:

> If I could have pulled out a fiver and handed it to him, I
> would have. 

I'll keep this on-list for obvious reasons, and will make it
short too. :)

A basic fact of life is that no one gets rich by working.
People get rich by saving and investing, because at some
stage their investments generate so much return that they
can't possibly spend it.

So here's the idea: Michael's fiver put together with many
other "fivers" into a trust account, where it generates
interest and where possibly someone is looking after investing
it wisely (depending on the strategy chosen). 

Michael will still have to work, and François will still be
without the fiver, but the OBOS funds are growing, and soon
they will be growing really fast - because everybody chips
in. A fiver here, 10 bucks there, maybe - if you're lucky -
100 too.

Don't keep count - don't compare your input to others.
U don't do it for personal gain, and you only do it because
you want to and because you can. And soon it will be $500,
then $1000, $10.000, and soon much more. You'll be amazed
what a regular contribution of $5 can do if left untouched.

Last but not least, it would set an example, and I would NOT
be surprised if a bigger company or philantrophic supporter
would chip in a little more than $5, seeing that the
community is putting its money where its mouth is rather
than just waiting for someone to pony up the funds (which
ain't gonna happen).

It could be as simple as a PayPal deposit which is then
transferred into the trust account, so the setup would be
really simple.

Is that too much to expect? Just wondering...

Helmar

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