Bill Gates Could Be The World s First Trillionaire
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could bethe world's first trillionaire, according to recent search done by Oxfam International. When Gates left Microsoft in 2006. his et worth was $50 billion. His wealth as been growing by 11% per year since 009 and by 2016 has risen to $75 billion. "he Oxfam research established that if is wealth continued to increase at this rate, he would become a trillionaire by 042, when he will be 86 years old. Speaking about wanting more and nore money, Gates once told students uring a talk at the University of Washington in 2011: "Once you get beyond a illion dollars, it's the same hamburger." Gates becoming a trillionaire may ppear very good to others, but perhaps ates would again say: "Once you get eyond a trillion dollars, it's the same amburger:" In an interview in 2013, Gates said: I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes. Money has no utility for me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organisation and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world." Gates and his wife Melinda have so far given away $28 billion via their charitable foundation, according to an interview published in The Telegraph on January 18, 2013, where Gates said: "I have no use for money This is God's work." If one turns to the deeper side of life, one will be reminded of a famous saying of Jesus Christ: "Man does not live by bread alone." Apparently, a human being is a physical entity, but at the same time he possesses a mind. 'Bread' and 'dollar' may have their limitations, but the mind is limitless. The human mind therefore requires a spiritual universe for itself: anything less will never satisfy a thinking person. Some people, due to their particular mindset, have put limitations to the domain of spirituality. They believe that spirituality is purely heart-based, but such kind of spirituality can only lead one to a state of ecstasy. However, ecstasy is a condition which a person cannot c learly define himself, so how can it give him solace? In truth, spirituality is the name of a mind-based culture. Thus real spirituality is another name for a 'thinking spirituality'. When one looks through a telescope, one can observe the macro-world. Similarly, when one usesa microscope, one can see the micro-world to a very great extent. But the spiritual eye goes even deeper thanthis: through it, one reaches a limitless world. This is why a limitless mind canfind comfort only in limitless spirituality. There is, however, no contradiction between the dollar culture and the culture of spirituality if a person isspiritual-minded. Indeed, money carbecome a facilitating factor for his spiritualjourney. Thomas Jefferson, was the third president of the United States. In hisfinal days he insisted that his grave mention his status as founder of the University of Virginia; hedidnot wahis tomb to mention that he was an American president. Bill Gates has been giving away hwealth to charity to date, but a far greaoption for him would be to establish aspiritual university, or a universal institute for research on spiritual sciences. This would be on a par with the initiative taken by another very rman, Alfred Nobel, in his setting up of an institute for the awarding of Nobel prizes for outstanding humanendeavour in a wide range of fields. Follow Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Bill Gates Could Be The World s First Trillionaire
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could bethe world's first trillionaire, according to recent search done by Oxfam International. When Gates left Microsoft in 2006. his et worth was $50 billion. His wealth as been growing by 11% per year since 009 and by 2016 has risen to $75 billion. "he Oxfam research established that if is wealth continued to increase at this rate, he would become a trillionaire by 042, when he will be 86 years old. Speaking about wanting more and nore money, Gates once told students uring a talk at the University of Washington in 2011: "Once you get beyond a illion dollars, it's the same hamburger." Gates becoming a trillionaire may ppear very good to others, but perhaps ates would again say: "Once you get eyond a trillion dollars, it's the same amburger:" In an interview in 2013, Gates said: I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes. Money has no utility for me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organisation and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world." Gates and his wife Melinda have so far given away $28 billion via their charitable foundation, according to an interview published in The Telegraph on January 18, 2013, where Gates said: "I have no use for money This is God's work." If one turns to the deeper side of life, one will be reminded of a famous saying of Jesus Christ: "Man does not live by bread alone." Apparently, a human being is a physical entity, but at the same time he possesses a mind. 'Bread' and 'dollar' may have their limitations, but the mind is limitless. The human mind therefore requires a spiritual universe for itself: anything less will never satisfy a thinking person. Some people, due to their particular mindset, have put limitations to the domain of spirituality. They believe that spirituality is purely heart-based, but such kind of spirituality can only lead one to a state of ecstasy. However, ecstasy is a condition which a person cannot c learly define himself, so how can it give him solace? In truth, spirituality is the name of a mind-based culture. Thus real spirituality is another name for a 'thinking spirituality'. When one looks through a telescope, one can observe the macro-world. Similarly, when one usesa microscope, one can see the micro-world to a very great extent. But the spiritual eye goes even deeper thanthis: through it, one reaches a limitless world. This is why a limitless mind canfind comfort only in limitless spirituality. There is, however, no contradiction between the dollar culture and the culture of spirituality if a person isspiritual-minded. Indeed, money carbecome a facilitating factor for his spiritualjourney. Thomas Jefferson, was the third president of the United States. In hisfinal days he insisted that his grave mention his status as founder of the University of Virginia; hedidnot wahis tomb to mention that he was an American president. Bill Gates has been giving away hwealth to charity to date, but a far greaoption for him would be to establish aspiritual university, or a universal institute for research on spiritual sciences. This would be on a par with the initiative taken by another very rman, Alfred Nobel, in his setting up of an institute for the awarding of Nobel prizes for outstanding humanendeavour in a wide range of fields. Follow Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and Speaking Tree and Times of India