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Tuesday, August 19, 2014. #NationalSplurgeDay’s #TheDailySplurge #60 for Today analyzes the
previous TOYS FOR TUESDAY, now TOYSday and how
some Individuals (who have never SPLURGED) nearly make the Act of
Consumerism completely obscene with only one outrageously expensive Purchase, i.e.:
TOY of their
Choosing. However, not everyone can
afford an Auto for $1,000,000, let alone 38 times more.
ENTER: The 1962-63
Ferrari GTO Berlinetta that sold on Thursday, August 14, 2014 in California for
$38,000,000, now rated as the highest price paid for a(ny) Car at Auction.
Do you realize what kind of Home that Vehicle has to be sitting in
front of to do it justice?
And, where is the Justice in an Example like this.
#1: The Buyer (whose Name is undisclosed) has never SPLURGED in his/her life. By having
a Fortune in which to ‘blow’ at any given Time for any TOY he/she wants, Buying
is then thrown to the Wind.
Whereby the Act of SPLURGING is performed by most People
who indulge in an Excess only a few Times
a year. A very Miniscule Fraction of
People (1% of the World Population) SPLURGES at such excessive Amounts
& Heights. The Difference is that
they can afford any and everything they see or whim to; whereby a SPLURGE is seldom and sometimes, regretted.
Masses of People have never
SPLURGED in their entire Lifetime, being born into Shanty Towns, Ghettos or Communities where Despair,
Homelessness, Disease and Poverty loom across their entire Picture with no way
out.
Fairness in SPLURGING is impossible due to the
constant Battle between ‘The Haves’ and ‘The Have-Nots.’
But is the new ‘old’ – vintage Ferrari GTO Berlinetta
Owner happy? We may never know since s/he
has to keep his/her Name (and Station in Life) anonymous. I personally think
the Buyer is an Arab Oil Sheik.
HOWEVER:
If I were the proud Owner of a Vehicle of
that Intensity, I’d immediately brag, boost and share Pictures of my new
Car-Toy clear across the Internet via Facebook and Twitter. But that’s not likely to happen to this new
Owner. And, that’s why it’s sad that the
super-rich cannot SPLURGE-in-Peace
like the rest of us can and do. Being
ridiculed for being rich may be wrong, but some Stories as these are simply too
interesting not to analyze.
ACCORDING TO a July 10, 2014 Stat from: WHO:
38 Million Die
Annually From Chronic Diseases
with the Majority dying from these Illnesses
residing in developing Countries.
Remember those Stats about Third & Fourth World People who live on a Dollar
or less a Day? That $38,000,000 could be
divvied up between 38 million of them; giving them a bit more ‘Pocket Change.’ A Buck could change their world
momentarily.
What if 76 major
Talents (on the Brink of ‘Making It Big’) were given a Stipend of $500,000 to
pursue their Passion? Wouldn’t that be a
smarter Action to do than put it all into a Mass of Metal that can be struck
broadside, flipping it head over tail, at an Intersection by an inebriated Driver?
3,800,000 People
could be handed $10 in which to buy a McGrittle Meal at McDonald’s or a fancy
Coffee Beverage at Starbuck’s instead.
One of those could buy a Lottery Ticket, get lucky, win and increase
their Bank Account by Millions.
You
can purchase: 348,623 Men's Nike Air Max 90
Essential Running Shoes that retail for $109.00/pair. Spreading the Fortune is of utmost Concern here to us at SPLURGE CENTRAL. The Examples, of course, can go
on and on as long as your Calculator works.
The Idea of SPLURGING for National
Splurge Days ©1994 is now to THINK outside of your Comfort Zone; yourself and
towards others.
SPLURGE on to Others as
you’d want others to SPLURGE on to you.
The Golden Rule
in a concentric Manner that matters.
In other Words,
$38,000,000 will buy YOU (me – any of us) more than an old dated Ferrari. Looking at the Global Picture is what’s at Stake
in the Modern World of 2014 on out…it’s called: Humanity.
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Penned by: 'The Queen of Splurge
ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith
Creator/Founder/Owner-Originator:
National Splurge Day ©1994
Studio 1258 & 1437
Chicago - Illinois USA
