Li Ka Shing: Knowledge Changes Fate

Li Ka Shing:

I am Li Ka-Shing, I became an apprentice at the age of 12. By the time I was 15, I had to support my entire family, thus depriving me of a formal education.

At the time I was very certain that I must work hard and acquire knowledge to have good prospects.
I bought second-hand books whenever I had spare money and absorbed them before trading them for more books.

Even today I still read every night before going to sleep.

Knowledge does not guarantee a life of riches, but it does open up more opportunities. And recognising opportunities is really the best that you can expect.

Li Ka-Shing and his Two Dollar Coin

A lesson we can learn from Li Ka-Shing.

Li Ka-Shing:

I was driving one morning, while reaching for my car key I dropped a two dollar coin. The coin rolled its way to the wheel of my car. I bent down and try to retrieve it as in not to waste it. A guard saw me and asked me what happen, I replied that I dropped a coin, hence the kind guard helped me. The coin was retrieved, and I got back two dollars. I then gave the guard a hundred dollars. Why did I do that?

If I didn't retrieve the two dollars, the coin would have dropped into the drain the moment I drove off. This coin would be gone forever, but now I got back two dollars and I gave the guard a hundred dollars, all this money will never be gone, it'll be circulated. Money can be spent, but it cannot be wasted.