This has led to a lot of us taking a more serious look at the platform and its potential for the long term than perhaps we previously had, which is why there have been a multitude of posts speaking on the subject of putting more effort into building a successful steemit blog.
Some of us will indeed meet with the success we seek and some have already done so in the last few weeks. It’s clear to a lot of us or at least it now looks to be a strong possibility that at some point in the coming months or year, there are going to be quite a few steemit millionaires.
Many of these will be men and women who began their steemit journey without any financial investment at all and worked hard, hoping without expectation that their effort and faith in the platform would reap rewards in a possible future to come, which now looks extremely likely.
Having had the opportunity to get to know one or two of these men and women personally, I have no doubt that they will remain unchanged in their outlook or perspective on life and will carry on being the decent, honest and kind hearted individuals they were then and are now.
But I also know that money and the ability it allows us to do things we never thought we would get the chance to do or go places we never thought we’d be able to go, often leads to us forgetting who we really are and those people and things that are really important to us. It’s been demonstrated a million times and more throughout our history.
Which is why I’m writing this post, to you, the soon to be millionaires of steemit.
Please don’t forget what money is. It is a tool that can be used for good or ill, in the hands of those who have the power to decide which of these to use it for. Pretty soon it would appear that a lot of us will have that power and choice.
So how will we choose to wield our new found power?
Will we use it to do the good things we always said we would do if we had the opportunity?
Or will we use it to shower ourselves with the things we had previously maintained we had no desire or need for, until of course we realised we could actually have them if we wanted?
I’m not trying to be a party pooper or rain on anyone’s parade. By all means pay off some bills, your mortgage and have a lovely time travelling the world or whatever you’d like to do with what you’ve been rewarded with by others but remember who you were at the start of this steemit journey a short time ago and what you wanted to achieve in the process. Don’t fall victim to the trappings of modern wealth. Many of us are going to have the chance to change the world for the better in our own small way, to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
Will we take that chance?
I began my time on steemit wanting to do my own little bit to spread the message of freedom and personal responsibility and while I don’t look set to become a steemit millionaire anytime soon, I have seen my account balance grow in recent days as everyone else has and I expect it to continue in this fashion given that I intend to add to what I have accumulated already.
However, I am not a man of many desires when it comes to material possessions and while I have bills to pay and mouths to feed like many of you and I also know how life can throw us some unexpected expenses at times but I don’t think I will be needing anywhere close to a million to feel like I have enough.
If I did manage to become one of the steemit millionaires by some freak coincidence or luck, I’d like to think that I might use some of the money, over and above what I need for the comfort and security of my family, to help others in some way.
There are countless areas of the human experience in which people are suffering throughout the world and money, as I mentioned before, is a tool that can be used to ease that suffering in a lot of cases. If money was the measure of a healthy and successful society that is exactly what we would have right now, since we have plenty of money in existence already. There is no shortage of money, it’s just that those who have the bulk of it at the moment keep it out of circulation and do not use it for the good it could be doing.
Money itself is an illusion. Whatever we decide to use for it, whether it be paper or gold or digits on a screen, it only has value because we place value on it and this can disappear in an instant. The only true value it has is in how it is used. But we live in a world where very little gets done without the transfer of some sort of money and we are all in a position to profit where others may not. We've been given the opportunity to do good things. To make positive changes in our lives and in the world. But will we take that opportunity or go the way so many have gone before us, forgetting who they were or where they came from.
How much do we need, anyway?
Is a million enough to feel secure? What about ten?
Some people are so poor, all they have is money.
Please don't let that be you.
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Yes, so so very true. Thank you for writing about it, important that this message keeps being said, although I worry that the people who already are aware of it will nod their head and thank you, whereas those who need to hear it, will not be able to listen. I hope the systems in place on Steemit itself, and beyond, will work towards building a just society around it. So that people who do not know what to do with all those possibly millions, will have the opportunity to invest wisely, to help others and to stay constructive members of society.
This is the way with most things in life I feel and a big part of the reason we have as much suffering as we do and unfortunately I can't count myself out of this number because I am aware that I have blind spots too, we all do but with the right communication and understanding, I think we can make positive progress, little by little. :)
Thanks a lot @robyeni. Hope you're still enjoying the steemit experience and that wherever you are in the world, the sun is shining down on you. :)
I definitely share you positive attitude in this, at least I try. I do like how I've found a lot of people working together on Steemit, adding value to the whole, and I've found some interesting forums related to it. So, yes, I'm still enjoying it. Thanks!
Hey wussaup @tonyr, thanks so much for your amazing entry into the TFR contest and congratuations :) I'm adding a 50% bonus upvote here as I'm too late to add it to your original submission. Sorry about that.
Cheers man! Hope you enter the next installment :)
Mate, thank you so much. I really enjoyed the contest and I'm sure I've said to you before that I really like what you're doing with them. It's a really clever way of introducing and getting people knowledgable about these sort of subjects.
I had a great time, was well rewarded for my post and got to share some thoughts in a fun way on a subject matter which is usually not much fun at all. Everything else is icing on the cake mate. Really appreciate the prize and will definitely be looking out for the next installment.
Thanks again for holding the contest and have a great day buddy! :)
Excellent!!! Capitalism seems to have eroded the simple things in life.
Society wants the new TV, phone, car ect, personally I get no pleasure from purchasing items. Kicking dry leaves and listening to the birds sing now that is pleasure.
Fingers crossed that this new breed of wealth does more good than the last
Kicking dry leaves and listening to the birds cost nothing yet provide so much. :) Fingers crossed indeed. :)
Thanks for your time, the compliment and your lovely comment @rachelg. Hope your day is going well. :)
Lovely post :) And congratulations for all of your hard work!
Thanks Kristy. How are you settling back in to things?
Pretty well, thank you. Catching up slowly :D
I wish I could upvote more, so many cool posts around, but I'm pretty happy with all of my delegations :)
This is one of the best posts I have read (and wished that I had been able to write myself) because I definitely didn't come here in the hope of earning lots of cryptocurrency since it would not have solved any of the financial problems I had before joining this platform. However, I think the possibility of making a real difference to someone else's life and to connect to some people who I can learn a great deal from is much more realistic and likely.
I can guarantee you that there are plenty of men and women on steemit to learn from and I'm doing the best I can with my own limited capacity to do so. :)
I think we all have financial problems. The problem itself is finance, money. Money is what has made the world what it is now in the sense that those who have had it have been able to shape the world in their image. We may be technically proficient now because of the industry of those in our past but how much more proficient would we be if that industriousness had been used for the benefit of all, as is propagated, rather than the benefit of the few, which is the reality. The way I see it, as much as money has the power to mdo good as much as bad, it has been misused until this point and had it not existed to begin with, I believe our course would have been defined by the direction in whcih there was the most will to progress towards and given that I believe the vast majority of us to be by nature good, decent and honest, I think that path would have led to a much brighter present.
Sorry...got a bit lost there. :)
Thanks a lot, once again, @plushzilla. I really appreciate all of your lovely words and compliments. :)
And I really look forward to your future posts :) It's great to read about the topics that you write about and the perspective that you have on such topics.
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Very timely and wise, thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
This is some excellent writing and insight.
I think it was attributed to Abraham Lincoln saying:
The true test of a man's character are not trying times. Give him wealth comfort and power then see how he treats his fellow man.
Just gained another follow here man. Excellent stuff!
How awesome are you?! Totally. Resteemed!
:) Thank you @droiderly. The resteem and the compliment are both very much appreciated. :)
Hope your day is going well mate. :)
Hi @tonyr, where are those poor people living? I wanna pay them a visit, maybe I can help them a little bit :))
lol :) You're so selfless @jackandrew. :)
about that.
Cheers man! Hope you enter the next installment :)https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7_rgxYyIdRPV9KpBgSkyYSamSZTaMCgSirdHZXsx9Yq3-IenL
I totally agree with this.
I am very motivated to see my friend's post, thank you