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The devastating cost of ignorance

A young widower, who loved his five-year-old son very much, was away on business, and bandits came, burned down his whole village, and took his son away.

When the man returned, he saw the ruins, and panicked. He took the charred corpse of an infant to be his own child, and he began to pull his hair and beat his chest, crying uncontrollably.

He organized a cremation ceremony, collected the ashes and put them in a very beautiful velvet bag. Working, sleeping, eating, he always carried the bag of ashes with him.

One day his real son escaped from the robbers and found his way home. He arrived at his father’s new cottage at midnight, and knocked at the door. You can imagine at that time, the young father was still carrying the bag of ashes, and crying.

He asked, “Who is there?” And the child answered, “It’s me, Papa. Open the door, it’s your son.” In his agitated state of mind the father thought that some mischievous boy was making fun of him, and he shouted at the child to go away, and he continued to cry.

The boy knocked again and again, but the father refused to let him in.

Here are this week's top reads:

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The never-ending then

12 minutes | Of Dollars and Data
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Once I run a marathon, then I'll be happy. Once I get promoted, then I'll be happy. We all have our own versions of the never-ending then. But how do we actually follow the trope of living in the now?

→ Read the post​

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The financial anxiety (of a large exit)

2 minutes | Twitter
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This tweet pairs well with the never-ending then. It's the story of the exited founder who still worries about money (which btw, never gets old). What drives this thinking? Scarcity mindset (i.e. there’s always a shoe waiting to drop), the hard truth of adulting (in expensive cities), comparison — and the biggest one — tying your self-worth to your net worth.

→ Read the tweet​

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The myth of the restful vacation

5 minutes | A-Mail
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Vacations are not the only way to find rest from a stressful lifestyle. In fact, it’s possible to put too much pressure on your vacations that they backfire. Instead, enjoy your time off more by living as if you were on vacation during your everyday life and finding joy in peaceful moments.

→ Read the post​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​When “achievement culture” goes awry (RadReads, 630 clicks)
• ​13 lessons in 13 years of business (Hello Seven, 494 clicks)

And finally, since I’m taking a break from the sauce I have a new drinking game.

With gratitude,

Khe

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