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THE BILLIONAIRE
any dreams.
“But this is very important – having a goal and moving toward achieving
it. I’ve analyzed the physical and psychological states of various types of
businessmen. A person who makes some dough, bakes some pies and sells
them is happy to have the opportunity to then buy the items he needs, and
he dreams of developing his business – because only when it grows can he
enjoy many of the prizes of an advanced civilization. A prominent banker or
the owner of a profitable firm also strives to develop his business and in-
crease his income, but he’s often less passionate about it than the person
who bakes or sells pies. It sounds paradoxical, but it’s a known fact – he’s
less passionate. Less, because far fewer appealing prizes lie ahead for him
than for the pie seller. For him the majority of civilization’s achievements
aren’t prizes, but mundane reality. If someone who’s not particularly
wealthy has the chance to buy a car, then buying it gives him a feeling of
satisfaction or even delight. But a person who’s relatively wealthy won’t feel
happy when he gets the latest car model. For him it’s a trifle. It sounds para-
doxical to say that the wealthy have fewer occasions for happiness than
those who are less well off, but it’s true. There is one more thing that can
bring happiness: conquering one’s competitors. But it seems that you, Mr.
Heitzman, have no competitors.
“And so, it turns out that you have nothing but negative energies affect-
ing you, and a lot of them. Oh, yes, and I forgot to say, that there is one en-
ergy – a strong, unbelievably strong energy – that can vanquish a multitude
of negative energies, and it is called ‘the energy of love.’ It’s the energy you
feel when you are in love and someone loves you. But unfortunately, you
don’t have any woman at all in your life. You don’t seem to be interested in
them, and given your age and your current condition, you probably won’t
ever be interested in them again.
“I have a lot of corroborating facts to back up my conclusion. I’ve com-
pared the statistical data about the life span of wealthy people, prominent
politicians and presidents over the past hundred years. The results are pretty
convincing. The life span of the powerful people of this world is not so very
great compared to that of regular folk, and often it’s even less.
