Preparation

Maybe the point is that as we grow we're not supposed to have a larger footprint, not to collect physical things. Maybe the point is to divest one's self of all manner of things that weigh one down without adding value - to remain trim, reactive.

And maybe instead of collecting things, we're supposed to let them go so that we can become smaller and smaller until we're no more than a point of light with the same mass - a dense particle, full of potential energy.

Ready to suddenly tap all that potential energy when necessary, as needed, sparingly.

A few nights ago I sat with a millionaire in front of a house he had built for his son, and he told me his story. He had started off milking cows decades ago, to now own one of the most well known tyre (tire) empires in Trinidad and Tobago. All the magic and mysticism of success was laid bare in what he told me- and out of all that he shared, one part of the story stands out.

He found a piece of property in a very high traffic area, but it was swampland. He spent the money and filled it up so that he could build on it - something he did with cash he had built up over the years of selling tires. He was desperate for cash, trying to leverage what he had into what he had as a goal - a large tire shop in a high traffic area that, in time, would not only pay for itself but also pay for much more. He had to sell some property he had to get some cash, and he used that to start the building. No corners were cut, and because of that the foundation was solid but the cash was low.