There was a poor man named bansir who lived in the city of babylon.
Bansir was building a new chariot
so he could deliver the goods and earn a few Shekels to feed his family's hunger.
but this day was not like any other day..
instead of building his chariot
He was sitting near his house all day long pondering about something
as his friend the lyre player "kobbi"
passed by greeting him from afar.
"Bansir my friend , you look pale , what troubles you?"
"And why aren't you working on that chariot today?"
"Ah i get it"
"The gods must have blessed you with a good fortune"
"perhaps a treasure was brought upon you"
"if it is true"
"then spare me a few shekels(coins)"
"Stop it with your nonsense"
"i don't even have one shekel for thyself"
"i'm undoubtedly poorer than you"
"and my purse is leaner than yours"
"you have no coins in your purse"
"yet sit here doing nothing!"
"why don't you go complete that chariot?"
"am i the one who's going to feed your children?"
"what's wrong with you today?"
"tell me ! tell me !"
"i had a dream yesterday"
"i was walking on piles of gold"
"i had my own castle"
"it's walls were made of silver"
"for one night, i felt truly rich"
"but"
"it was just a dream .."
"yeah .. just a dream"
bansir sighed deeply as kobbi patted him on the shoulder and said:
"i have an idea bansir"
"i remembered something important"
"i have a friend who goes by the name of Arkad"
"he is known to be very rich"
"how about we go seek knowledge from him"
"maybe he could aid us out from our misery"
The poor man went straight to arkad's mansion.
back in that time
Arkad was known to be the richest man in babylon.
"i salute thee old friend Arkad"
"do not be troubled !"
"we did not come begging for gold"
"yet we do seek a good friend's wisdom
for acquiring a fat purse".
Arkad greeted the two men with a smile then said:
"did any of you dream of gold ?"
"Yes ! yes ! bansir saw himself as one of the rich"
"fortunate indeed" replied arkad
"your dream is the first important lesson
for acquiring gold"
"My dream, a lesson ? how ?" -exclaimed bansir
"the desire for gold" -replied arkad
"for me it all started with a desire , a vision"
"and then i had to find the ways"
"for making it as real as it was in your dream".
Arkad continued with his teaching
he said that the second lesson was
to keep one-tenth from each earning one has acquired.
Algamesh, the man who taught Arkad
the secrets of wealth
insisted that he pays himself first
everytime he earned a sum of shekels from his job
even if he had to starve
he must save a portion for himself
if he truly desired, a fat purse.
pay yourself first before you pay others with your money
save ten percent and you will build a fortune in ten years
Now you're probably being skeptical about all this
"oh saving man and all, i'm a grown man"
"this is for the little kid who wants to buy a bike"
"and then he starts saving money for it"
"besides, i can't save money"
"my paycheck can barely keep up with my expenses"
Well guess what ?
if you can somehow stop spending money on bullshit
you get to have a portion that you can keep for yourself.
a man seeks advice for acquiring wealth
yet the lessons are infront of his eyes
unfortunately, he's too unconscious to see or to decide.
Arkad continued with his teaching.
he could clearly see the two men starting to think
as he was explaining.
if you do manage to save a big sum of shekels
engage in a profitable investment for Thyself
create a passive income that keeps flowing.
and when one has achieved a fat purse
one must not be fooled by his increase in income
many of wich whom gotten rich
began wasting their treasure in less valuable investments
"oh cool the business is doing well"
"time to buy a new car ! a new house ! yaay"
congratulations you are stupid.
Do not eat the children of your savings.
Make them work for you.
And make their children's children work for you.
until your fat purse is stable
no matter how much you spend.
as Algamish the master of Arkad once said to him:
"your money is your slave Arkad"
"you have to make it work for you"
"first one must create an army of golden slaves"
"and then many of a rich banquet may you enjoy"
"without regret"
"the story ends here my fellow friends"
"now go ! go seek out your own knowledge"
"this is easier said than done"
as the two men were about to leave Arkad
they were thankful to him
and commented that he was a very lucky man.
but how can they accuse someone of luck
when he spent his whole life failing to learn
and learning not to fail for him to achieve a dream.
it is indeed a long journey.
risky so to say
but what choice do you have ?
it is better to get lost in the journey toward freedom
than to be imprisoned for the rest of your life.
"i decided to my self that i would claim my share"
"of the good things in life"
" i would not be one of those who stand afar off"
"enviously watching, others enjoy"
-Arkad, the richest man in babylon