A Personal Diary : Apotheosis of Maya ?

[Guest guest]

Sunday 15th, 0800hrs

 

Have an invitation to a friend's place. First time invitation for

a

breakfast. `Something we want to share with you" said Mr XX

when he

called my husband. Mr. & Mrs. XX is a good friend of us. Both from

Singapore, with a daughter but 2 yrs older than my daughter. We have

known Mr. & Mrs. XX for a long time. They are wonderful couple and

Mr. XX is I would say is a business minded person. He is always

looking for business opportunities. I know he have many other

business investment joined ventured with other friends but this is

the first time he invited us for a "something to share". I

know it

will be another one of his business opportunity he wants us to see.

So I am rather curious about this business opportunity he is about to

present to us. Why would he even think us as being a potential

business partner? Both My husband and me don't fit into that

category.

 

"Now tell me, have you ever plan your future?" Asked Mr. XX.

 

We were sitting in his study room. A whyne board, in front of us

filled with graphs and numbers. A lot of dollars signs with charts.

It makes me feel that I am really attending a business presentation

[presented by a professional] and not just another Sunday morning

breakfast get together.

 

"Well yes we do. We always think about our future," I

answered.

 

He began talking about: Passive Salary, about financial freedom,

about going into early retirement, about meetings our needs and most

important about being free. No to be a slave to anyone. He then

questioned: why do we go to work? Thereafter listed for us some of

the possible reasons, such as follows:

1. We go to work to learn

2. We go to work to socialize

3. We go to work to earn money.

4. Etc….

 

So the question here is: You can still learn without going to work.

You can still socialize without going to work and the other possible

reasons are being downsized, but the main reason remains

unchallenged: We go to work because we need the money.

 

What if we can get the money will we still go to work? Mr. XX

asked. "What if you can get the money without going to work?"

He

continued.

 

"What are do we want to have when we retire? And he thereafter

listed

to us again the possibilities:

1. A comfortable house

2. A considerable sum so that we can buy the things we need

without having second thoughts

3. To be able to travel around

4. To make sure that our daughter gets a good education.

5. Etc ……

 

You can achieve all these when you join this business opportunity

that I am about to present to you" Mr. XX continues.

 

We just sat there and listen. Its not that we do not have any

questions, but we want Mr. XX to continue his presentation

uninterrupted. Listening after all is the toughest thing to do. I

have my own opinion about work and money, but I decided to keep it to

myself for a while.

 

The whole presentation lasted for about an hour. During the

breakfast, he took out two tickets and placed it in front of us "

there will be a seminar: On Business Opportunity [i cant quite

remember the name of the seminar] and we really like both of you to

attend it tonight." I looked at the ticket and its not free.

Cost

about Rm25/- per person.

 

"I am sorry but we already have plans for the whole day. Our

schedule

today is already tight," remarked my husband.

 

Mr. XX persisted to know what are our plans.

 

"Well to visit a neighbor [A good friend of us] who just had an

operation, we have prayers at the temple etc. " my husband

responded.

 

"You can do all that some other time. The temple prayers you can

always do next week…. This business opportunity is very

important. If

you miss this, the next one is in May. You must attend this seminar.

The information given will blow your mind off [somehow this word

sounds very familiar to me. Heard it too many time]"

 

Eventually we managed to decline the invitation to the seminar. Phew!

I sighted in relief.

The last thing I wanted to do is to spend the remainder of my Sunday

in a business seminar. Who cares if it is at the nearby exclusive

Resort Golf Club?

 

"Then why not join us this Tuesday for an Introduction Seminar.

Its

at 8pm … "