Sunday, April 19, 2009

(updated) Eccentric Swede turned empty cans into gold

Eccentric Swede turned empty cans into gold, article. This guy was the antithesis to the current "live high on credit" culture which has crashed the word's economy. He may have been overdoing it a tad, but still food for thought.

Update:
Here's the opposite to that guy. Boy, did this guy mess up.

5 comments:

Aniko said...

Cool ! I saw some cans outside. I'm beginning tomorrow to collect them! :-)

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Excellent. I'll start sucking up to you now, so you can support me in my old age.

Timo Lehtinen said...

Update: Here's the opposite to that guy. Boy, did this guy mess up.

Are you sure? After all, he did live a life full of experience...

Many jobs: spray painter on pipelines, laborer, cook and truck driver in circuses and carnivals, restauranteur, fishing business owner.

Exciting life events: 28-days in jail, winning the lottery, escaped a contract murderer, went bankrupt, came out of it with $1 million free and clear, and then spent the money, etc.

Toys: dream house, two homes, truck, three cars, two Harley-Davidson motorcycles, two 62-inch Sony televisions, a luxury camper, computers and a $260,000 sailboat docked in Biloxi, Miss.

Love life: seven wifes, nine children, ...

Someone might say that he lived life to the fullest!

Now, it's true, he did said: "I was much happier when I was broke," and "Once I'm no longer a lottery winner, people will leave me alone. That's all I want. Just peace of mind."

However, at the same time he created all those events for himself. There are no accidents. Often what we think we want is not where our true value fulfillment is. Our authentic desires are revealed through our actions...

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

I stand corrected, you're totally right.

I should learn more about not judging based on my current viewpoint and beliefs.

Pascal [P-04referent] said...

Yep, that cousin sure didn't waste his fidelity on an ungrateful jerk. :-)
Clever AND loyal. I bet he was a swell guy to know.

TTL,
While visiting jail might be an exciting life experience (hey, I too play Monopoly!), I'm not sure the same could be said for longer stays. A few years is something I'd rather pass.

"However, at the same time he created all those events for himself."
That's an affirmative, my good man. 100% of lottery winners had bought a ticket, as my studies show. So, if you DO NOT want the trouble, prevention is most uncomplicated, yes?