Pride, jealousy and generosity regarding exotics

Agree completely. I help others when I feel they can use the help and don;t make a big deal out of it. As an example, the last person I hired was hired with the understanding that he was to learn the business, get his license, and go to work for himself.
BT

 

I suppose this is the right place to say I was just elected President of a non profit Buddhist charitable organization in Miami

http://www.heartforhumanity.org

also see

http://www.thezenvillage.com

 

No matter how hard someone has worked, they should recognize that they've been extraordinarily lucky to be where they are and able to buy any decent car, let alone a Ferrari. Most people in the developed countries have the benefit of starting from a fairly affluent level by global standards, even if they're below median income by local standards. There are 6-7B people in the world and most work hard every day too, but just manage to live in hand-mouth poverty. We're as lucky to be born into affluence and opportunity today as the aristocracy was to be born into their society several hundred years ago.

 

This might be a bit off the topic here but...
I read a few posts in this thread and I noticed that most of you are kinda generous, thats great guy's.
Back in '91 I went to Los Angeles....and one day one the way to the McDonalds or whatever it was a met a homeless guy (we're not used to homless people here in Norway(apart from Oslo of course))
and this guy kindly asked me for a cigarette, and I gave him the rest of my package(half full) he understood that I wasent an American, and we had this little chit-chat and he told me that he had Danish roots and all that - then he also told me that most American dont care for homeless people, so I felt kinda sorry for him and gave the poor guy 10 or 20 bucks (dont remember) and told him to not waste those money on booze - he said that he was gonna buy some food...(I though, "yeah, right")
So I went off to get something to eat myself - 45 min later I was on the way back to my hotel and I saw the homeless guy again under the tree were I first met him, and he had bought himself food and a COKE for the money I gave him....he was VERY happy, we didnt speak this time, I just walked by him and gave him a smile and he said to me "God bless you son"
So homeless people are not always just some "weed" in the big picture!

 

Well congrats, WILLIAMH!! That's great!

Thanks, John.........*blushing*...you do what you can you know?

Kids are the future, they'll be driving them once we are through...

Even with today's production numbers it's a rare thing to own one.

Some of us, like WILLIAMH and I, let it get a lil' out of hand......LOL!

 

I think of Ferraris as art & history. Those are 2 things worth preserving. Also all my cars are now "classics"

I dont think we need to justofy preserving art & history. Of course there are many small minded petty ignorant people who may deride you, but who cares what they think anyways.

 

Yeah and the Slutmobile is the most famous.

 

I think it is easy for one who is conscientious and at the same time abundantly blessed to develop a sense of guilt when he sees the disparity between what he has and what someone else doesn't have.
Please keep in mind that we tend to reap what we sow: and thus end results are likely consequences of our life choices and decisions; including sacrifices, made prior to today.
When we give it tends to be out of abundance: but if our motivations are from a genuine love for humanity instead of guilt, albeit the results are the same; I will postulate that we would feel noticeably better at the end of the day.

God bless.