The Pleasure of Walking Tall (Must-Read)
One of the most π₯π€π¬ππ§ππͺπ‘ things youβll ever read on π πΌπ»π²π.
The following is a beautiful text from an advertisement in the 1960s First Federal SavingsΒ and Association advertisement.
Your savings, believe it or not, affect the way you stand, the way you walk, the tone of your voice. In short, your physical well-being and self-confidence.
A man without savings is always running. He must. He must take the first job offered, or nearly so. He sits nervously on life's chairs because any small emergency throws him into the hands of others.
Without savings, a man must be too grateful. Gratitude is a fine thing in its place. But a constant state of gratitude is a horrible place in which to live.
A man with savings can walk tall. He may appraise opportunities in a relaxed way, have time for judicious estimates and not be rushed by economic necessity.
A man with savings can afford to resign from his job, if his principles so dictate. And for this reason he'll never need to do so. A man who can afford to quit is much more useful to his company, and therefore more promotable. He can afford to give his company the benefits of his most candid judgments.
A man always concerned about necessities, such as food and rent, can't afford to think in long-range career terms. He must dart to the most immediate opportunity for ready cash. Without savings, he will spend a lifetime of darting, dodging.
A man with savings can afford the wonderful privilege of being generous in family or neighborhood emergencies. He can take a level stare into the eyes of any man. . friend, stranger or enemy. It shapes his personality and character.
The ability to save has nothing to do with the size of income. Many high-income people, who spend it all, are on a treadmill, darting through life like minnows.
The dean of American bankers, J.P. Morgan, once advised a young broker, "Take waste out af your spending: you'll drive the haste out of your lfe.β
Will Rogers put it this way, "Iβd rather have the company of a janitor, living on what he earned last year... than an actor SpendΓng what heβll earn next year."
If you don't need money for college, a home or retirement then save for self-confidence. The state of your savings does have a lot to do with how tall you walk.
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND ASSOCIALTION OF ST.PETERSBURG