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Hi Tmt
That’s a great story, takes a lot of balls to do that (very proud of you) follow your heart and there’s plenty of other wealth rather than money!
As I say proud of you!
Olderandwiser the people who use religion to cause misery on others would find another way to do the same thing.
Religion is not the problem it’s the ones using it as an excuse.
Me I am a catholic and have Muslim friends, it doesn’t mean we go around blowing things up!
Anyway good luck all and happy trading
TMT, I am glad to hear you are ready to take the next step in your life, I wish you well and hope you find peace and fulfilment. You and your contribution to the board will be missed. B
Hi Mush
TmT is a special chap and came here on my ramblings with Nige, always thought of him as a friend I will miss him a lot and good luck to him in his new life.
ATB:))
Come on olderandwiser. TMT has given us an open-hearted post about his future plans and wasn't banging any religious drum as such. I wish him well in all future endeavours. He has always been an intelligent and prolific poster here and will be missed.
I second you older.
Please, let's keep religion out of this bb. It's done enough damage around the world already.
Good luck and godspeed TMT. Thanks for your insights and analysis. D.
Good luck & great to follow your heart TMT. Always rated your considered view.
Your a bit too bright for some of the tone on this BB now anyhow mate!
Get back into the Chess, and help some people with less to become more via it and your faith.
ATB.
TMT - Good post and good to hear someone doing something worthwhile in life and helping others.
Obviously losing your wife is a devastating life experience and as you say you will probably never get over that but you look to have the positive mental thinking and a determination to make the rest of your life worthwhile for the memory of you wife.
Harsh as this comment may sound then 'life is for the living' and although it's difficult to get over traumatic events we all or will experience in life then you have still got to grasp the nettle and try to make the best out of the rest of your life.
I'm sure that's what your Wife would want for you and she would be proud of your path ahead.
Best of luck with your travels and I hope you get fulfillment and a sense of achievement in reaching out to help others, especially those who are not as fortunate as other in life.
I said I'd let my friends here know eventually.
In late January, I got a phone call from the father-in-law, asking why I never got really involved in Christian ministry. He and his wife were sure that's what I would really like to be doing and they thought I'd be good at it.
I thought about it and phoned him back the next day and told him it really came down to money. I'd had a family and their daughter hadn't been precious about money but I didn't think she was cut out for poverty. So I'd never really considered it but it had crossed my mind. Long story short, he said if I wanted to pursue it he'd make the funds available now rather than in an inheritance.
So, from there, it was off to Jamaica to talk to some family, then from there to America to spend three weeks with a spiritual mentor, then a month with another (travel in a Covid world was tricky, but we managed). Well, it now looks like this is the way I'm going and I'll be here a long time.
Current plan is to attend seminary starting in the autumn and work as an intern in a church in inner city LA, probably for 3-4 years. All financed by the in-laws. Then, I'll be going into a deprived area somewhere in the Windies, whether to join an existing ministry or to start something new, I don't know. Since I won't have to worry about money I can just go where most needed and do what needs to be done.
That's why I've been on the West Coast so long.
It's been on my heart for a long, long time, I just never thought it would or could happen. I suppose it is one of those "When God closes a door, He opens a window" things. It's only a window, it's not like having my wife back, but I could never see her in inner-city LA or some places in Kingston. The door closed and I'll probably never get over that, but the window looks pretty cool to me now.
My kids seem to think that it's a better way for me to grow old than working with a bunch of professional traders and fund managers, and the geeks who help them.
My mentors say I'll need to drop out here. First, it could hurt the ministry if someone thinks I encouraged them to invest in something and then they lose money. And I'd be sure to lose anonymity. Second, I too quickly react to idiots and offensive behaviour and participation here is probably not helping me have the proper habits of response that I'll need. So, follow your mentors' counsel and know your weaknesses, I guess.
Will probably be around a little longer but probably will be gone from here once autumn hits, if not sooner.
ATB to you all and special thanks to those who have been good, if anonymous, friends. I've enjoyed this group of people. Many have been kind to me and I'll not forget.
(I'll probably give my GGP shares to my kids, in case anyone cares about that. I never owned enough to affect the market anyway.)