Born on Third Base Post
While we did not have much time to fully read this book, I thought the several passages I have read to be quite insightful. I concur that although he comes from wealth and prestige, this would be an interesting read as a man from his background to be so perceptive. Not many are able to take the selves out of a situation and be cognitive of the situation and of the world around them. Being "painfully atuned to the grotesque inequalities of wealth", he explains he gave a quarter of a million dollars from the trust fund his parents game at the age of 26. The reader and I learn to appreciate his transparency and ability to be vulnerable. His vulnerability is a strategy of ethos and logos to convince the reader and make a call to action for change in bridging the gap between privileged and poor.
Because he grew up with a trust fund, his father taught him to live as normally as possible. Meaning to finish school and go to college. With this he was able to somewhat live both side of the spectrum. By telling the reader of his experience he gave insights on the life of both rich and poor. I think he personally feels like it is his duty to educate the masses, but creates a bridge of poor and rich with his idea of engaged investment. He encourages the one percent of Americans to invest their money and resources in communities that imperatively need it. He also calls to the non-wealthy majority to be smart and proactive by linking up with those who have resource to "enact measurable change.
With the speakers whop have been visiting us, I think this book ties in to some subjects they touched upon. Sometimes in life it's better to act than do nothing. It's better to take a risk than die without trying. It's okay to ask for help sometimes. One of my favorite Transcendentalists once said,“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” And I very much feel like that is what the theme of this book is all about.
Because he grew up with a trust fund, his father taught him to live as normally as possible. Meaning to finish school and go to college. With this he was able to somewhat live both side of the spectrum. By telling the reader of his experience he gave insights on the life of both rich and poor. I think he personally feels like it is his duty to educate the masses, but creates a bridge of poor and rich with his idea of engaged investment. He encourages the one percent of Americans to invest their money and resources in communities that imperatively need it. He also calls to the non-wealthy majority to be smart and proactive by linking up with those who have resource to "enact measurable change.
With the speakers whop have been visiting us, I think this book ties in to some subjects they touched upon. Sometimes in life it's better to act than do nothing. It's better to take a risk than die without trying. It's okay to ask for help sometimes. One of my favorite Transcendentalists once said,“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” And I very much feel like that is what the theme of this book is all about.
I liked how you talk about how he said top earner should re invest in the community. I really agree with that statement and I see more and more of it now a days. After Hurricane Harvey, JJ watt raised a lot of money for the rebuild of the city and also invested more on top of that to help jumpstart the process. Maybe more top earner willl do similar things soon
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