{"id":107139,"date":"2023-01-10T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=107139"},"modified":"2023-01-10T17:30:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:30:04","slug":"a-lesson-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/a-lesson-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"“A LESSON IN LIFE”"},"content":{"rendered":"

“A LESSON IN LIFE”<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

A big “thank you” to both Chris. Lawton & Keith Bennett for sending us this story. Ample proof, that if you are not willing to share it with those less fortunate than you are, Personal Wealth means absolutely nothing to anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remarkable fella, this John D.Rockerfeller, so well known by just his initials alone, JD, one of the wealthiest men in history, goes on to give us this ‘Lesson in life’, as only he could do it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They tell us that we are students to the grave, a grave, but true statement, that every one of us should be aware of.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Desmond-Kelly\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0Desmond Kelly. (Mr.Music)<\/span>
\n(Editor-in-Chief)\u00a0 \u00a0e’Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n

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REACHING\u00a0 A\u00a0 POINT\u00a0 IN\u00a0 LIFE\u00a0 WHERE\u00a0 WEALTH\u00a0 MEANS\u00a0 NOTHING.
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J D Rockefeller<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/h2>\n

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Source:<\/span><\/strong>Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

John D Rockefeller was once the richest man in the world. The first billionaire in the world. By age 25, he controlled one of the largest oil refineries in the US. By age 31, he had become the world\u2019s largest oil refiner. By age 38, he commanded 90% of the oil refined in the U.S.
\nBy 50, he was the richest man in the country.\u00a0 As a young man, every decision, attitude, and relationship was tailored to create his personal power and wealth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"🌹\"<\/span>But at the age of 53, he became ill. His entire body became racked with pain and he lost all of his hair. In complete agony, the world\u2019s only billionaire could buy anything he wanted, but he could only digest soup and crackers. An associate wrote, He could not sleep, would not smile and nothing in life meant anything to him. His personal, highly skilled physicians predicted he would die within a year. That year passed agonizingly slowly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"🌹\"<\/span>As he approached death he awoke one morning with the vague realisation of not being able to take any of his wealth with him into the next world. The man who could control the business world suddenly realized he was not in control of his own life. He was left with a choice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"🌹\"<\/span>He called his attorneys, accountants, and managers and announced that he wanted to channel his Assets to Hospitals, Research, and Charity work. John D. Rockefeller established his Foundation. This new direction eventually led to the discovery of penicillin, cures for malaria, tuberculosis and diphtheria.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"🌹\"<\/span>But perhaps the most amazing part of Rockefeller\u2019s story is that the moment he began to give back a portion of all that he had earned, his body\u2019s chemistry was altered so significantly that he got better. It looked as if he would die at 53 but he lived to be 98. Rockefeller learned gratitude and gave back the vast majority of his wealth. Doing so made him whole. It is one thing to be healed. It is another to be made whole.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"🌹\"<\/span>Before his death, he wrote this in his dairy,\u00a0*\u201cThe Supreme Energy taught me, that everything belongs to him, and I am only a channel to comply his wishes.* _My life has been one long, happy holiday;_ _Full of work and full of play I dropped the worry on the way and God was_ _good to me every day.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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