The Awakened Millionaire. Vitale Joe

that we cannot be so bold. There are those courageous souls who, in a moment of divine instruction, quit their jobs, sell their homes and all their belongings, and take off for a journey without knowing when or how they will return. Without the threat of money snapping at their heels.

      We admire their courage.

      We see the spiritually devout who embrace a life of poverty and give their souls to their God and the greater good. They spend their lives without a hint of luxury except for the greatest luxury of freedom and soulful purity. They are walking gifts of selflessness. They toil in war-torn countries, helping those in the most desperate and despicable conditions, unmoved by the threat of the warlord waiting around the corner for a new body to snatch.

      We admire their purity.

      We see the poets, the artists of legend, who romantically refuse money to instead wed their divine muse. They suffer poverty, the scant food or clothing, and the threat of eviction for the absolute thrill of following their passion. Their passion…what a delicious idea to devote oneself to such a worthy cause. Passion unbridled by what the rest of us suffer every day…want and need. These lofty spirits have no want or need. It's as though they drink the air, soaking in the sun, and find all the life-sustaining nourishment they need, like wild vines faithfully stretching up in reverence to the sky.