Another Rung of the Ladder
Part of my pursuit of investments has always been so that when I get to a certain point in regards to my net worth, I will be able to make great contributions to the needy I come across. For some reason, it never dawned on me to the priority to give back as I walked the journey. This all changed a few years back.
Due to that change, I began to work towards structuring my investments to give back while it grew. I prime example of this is my business Feed Your Family Feed The World. The premise here was simple. For every jar sold, a child in Africa would be sponsored (receive health care, food, clothing, education, etc.) for a year.
We launched this initiative 12/07. So far between warehousing and web development, we have dug quite a deep financial hole with this one, and each month it takes us a little further from our goal.
The bright side is that each month, the amount of money needed to keep it afloat is lessening. For me, I believe in the cause, so keeping it moving forward is painless. It is similar to giving your child the last piece of cake. Yes, you really wanted it, but a force deeper in your core, deeper than the primal desire for something, makes it feel just right.
Long term, once this gets to the point where cash infusions are not necessary, and I have my investment back, I will cut my side of the pricing even further to send even more money to the kids.
These are kids without hope, and I have a chance to give some. Paraphrasing from Christ, whatever you do to the helpless, you have done to me. You ignore them, you are ignoring Christ. You serve them, you are serving Christ. Remember that, and also remember that this was spoken when Christ was speaking about judgement at the end of time. This is a big deal to Christ, try to find a way to serve the helpless. Of course you can always click on my site and make a difference now!
Due to that change, I began to work towards structuring my investments to give back while it grew. I prime example of this is my business Feed Your Family Feed The World. The premise here was simple. For every jar sold, a child in Africa would be sponsored (receive health care, food, clothing, education, etc.) for a year.
We launched this initiative 12/07. So far between warehousing and web development, we have dug quite a deep financial hole with this one, and each month it takes us a little further from our goal.
The bright side is that each month, the amount of money needed to keep it afloat is lessening. For me, I believe in the cause, so keeping it moving forward is painless. It is similar to giving your child the last piece of cake. Yes, you really wanted it, but a force deeper in your core, deeper than the primal desire for something, makes it feel just right.
Long term, once this gets to the point where cash infusions are not necessary, and I have my investment back, I will cut my side of the pricing even further to send even more money to the kids.
These are kids without hope, and I have a chance to give some. Paraphrasing from Christ, whatever you do to the helpless, you have done to me. You ignore them, you are ignoring Christ. You serve them, you are serving Christ. Remember that, and also remember that this was spoken when Christ was speaking about judgement at the end of time. This is a big deal to Christ, try to find a way to serve the helpless. Of course you can always click on my site and make a difference now!
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posted by Kurt | 12:57 PM
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