the law of wealth

Tremayne 2022-03-27 09:01:09

Movies that directly talk about money are very special. Wall Street, Brass Teapot, and I'm Crazy for Money are all rare masterpieces.

I don't think it's clear about Lei Dao's money world, so I need to add two more words.

The world criticized the richest man in the world for refusing to pay the ransom for the kidnapping of his grandson. But he was keen to invest in the arts, establishing the famous Getty Center.

First, this grandson was paralyzed by drug addiction at the age of 24, and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. From the perspective of his life trajectory, he was not worth saving.

Second, life is short, and people's lives will be reduced to dust and nothingness. Only the creations of very few people are qualified to be passed on to future generations, so it is right for him to invest in art.

Third, the more wealth you have, the more you can recognize the emptiness of your life, and the more willing you are to give everything you have to inherit the eternal value of human beings, dedicate everything to art, with religious piety.

The film that loves Vincent van Gogh is so good, it means that the great painter was murdered by the world around him during the golden age of creation, and was deprived of his life. He can no longer create more for the world, which is an eternal loss.

The film says that if people are too hypocritical, the objects will be the same as the inside and outside, and they will never deceive. People in BEING RICH will definitely recognize the worthlessness of the world and are not worth helping.

Those people don't deserve your attention and you don't deserve a second for them.

If you want to have value, you create it, use your work to speak, and if it is good enough, someone will pay for it.

Life is a road leading to death, and the only way to surpass death is to create eternal value, which is qualified to be passed on to future generations.

And creation, it must be dedication, it must be dedication, it must be unconditional giving everything and giving your entire life.

So what kind of life has value? What kind of life has wealth?

It is to give up, to give up everything that has no value, and the rest will be good things.

All that is obtained will turn into dust, and only the value created can become the eternal stars in human history.

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All the Money in the World quotes

  • J. Paul Getty: It's a good day.

    Fletcher Chace: I'm glad to hear that, Mr. Getty. It'll make this much easier. We need to pay the ransom.

    J. Paul Getty: I thought you said this was a hoax.

    Fletcher Chace: Your grandson was kidnapped by members of the Calabrese' Ndrangheta. Two of the original kidnappers are dead, and one is missing.

    J. Paul Getty: That sounds like progress to me.

    Fletcher Chace: I'm afraid not, all right? They got nervous waiting for the ransom. They sold the boy to an investor.

    J. Paul Getty: "An investor"? Who invests in kidnapped children?

    Fletcher Chace: You'd be surprised. There's nothing people can't find a way to turn into money.

    J. Paul Getty: You told me that Paul and his mother had cooked this up to soak me.

    Fletcher Chace: And I was wrong, all right? Paul may have talked about being kidnapped with his friends. He put it out there. He's not behind this.

    J. Paul Getty: How do I know that you're not wrong now?

    Fletcher Chace: These people are not the old-world Malavita anymore. Their only code is profit and loss. They will do things to Paul that cannot be undone for any amount of money. We have to pay

    J. Paul Getty: Well, this simply isn't possible. My financial position has changed.

    Fletcher Chace: Really? I mean, 30 seconds ago,you said it was a good day. I mean, I'm not all that bright, but I can multiply as well as you. With oil up as much as it was this morning, you have amassed another fortune.

    J. Paul Getty: Well, what if the embargo is lifted and oil were to crash? I'd be exposed. I have never been more vulnerable financially than I am right now.

    Fletcher Chace: Mr. Getty, with all due respect, nobody has ever been richer than you are at this moment.

    J. Paul Getty: I have no money to spare.

    Fletcher Chace: What would it take? I mean, what would it take for you to feel secure?

    J. Paul Getty: More

  • Corvo: Forgive me, Ms. Getty. Just one last question, regarding your testimony earlier. Why did you think the kidnapping was a joke?

    Gail Harris: It's a *figure of speech*. The whole situation was unbelievable. It still is.

    Corvo: Well, tragic, yes, but not unbelievable.

    Fletcher Chace: It's not tragic *yet*. Maybe you ought to work on keeping it that way.

    [later]

    Fletcher Chace: Did Paul ever talk to you about having himself kidnapped?

    Gail Harris: You've got to remember who the Gettys are. Every time someone stays in the bathroom for too long, someone makes a joke about being held for ransom. Paul might have cracked a joke once or twice among friends...

    Fletcher Chace: [points] There's that word again.

    Gail Harris: What word?

    Fletcher Chace: A "joke". You said you thought it was a joke when it first happened.

    Gail Harris: Now you sound like that policeman. Whose side are you on, Mr. Chace?

    Fletcher Chace: I'm on my own side. Always. And if this is a joke, I'd like to make sure that I'm in on it.