Christopher Odos

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January 6, 2002, on How to Become As Rich As Bill Gates:
Rich or Poor, what difference is it? In the end, Mr.Gates will only be judged by the contents of his character. Irregardless of our opinions about him, it's remarkable in itself that one man could generate so much interest. He may not be at the top of your all-time favourite lists, but when it's all said and done, his is a name all will remember. Few people ever become rich merely by being critics, and few people ever break out of the mold of average by succumbing haphazardly to criticism. Beyond and above material wealth lies happiness. The pleasure found in material wealth becomes jaded faster than one would think. Like a drug, one must acquire ever increasing amounts of wealth to capture ever decreasing spurts of pleasure. For this reason, it is best that one's happiness is based on those things which transcends the material. Bill Gates lives his life, and we must live ours--hopefully with passion. One often must be driven on passion to create wealth. Too often I have seen wealth pro...