Is Money The Root Of All Evil? Mike Maloney Reads Atlas Shrugged
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- More: www.hiddensecre... Is money the root of all evil? In answer to that question, I had originally intended to set a world record for the 'World's Shortest Article' and simply write 'NO!', then add the video, and post it to the interweb. But that would be far too lazy, and this is far too important. Plus there's a great story behind this weeks post, so allow me to set the scene: Let's start by imagining you are in our main office...
Welcome to our weekly company meeting. Like most businesses, each week we have a scheduled time where staff from all departments meet and report on what they achieved during the past week, as well as what will be happening in the near future. For us, this happens every Friday afternoon. It's the only time during the week when the phones are predictably quieter, a handy result of being located on the West Coast and marching to the tune of an East Coast market close. It's nice to catch up with everybody, sometimes we have several laptops out with team members Skyping in from all corners of the globe. There will usually be a birthday or two to celebrate-- so it's also a fantastic excuse to eat some cake and chocolate dipped strawberries if that's your kind of thing. It certainly does the trick for me!
At these weekly meetings our CEO, Mike Maloney, usually reads something to the team. It could be a current news item, or something that he has been working on for his new book. But most often, it will be a short snippet of wisdom from something Mike has found to be inspirational (A book called 'The Traveller's Gift' makes regular appearances -- Mike insists that our HR people hand out a copy to each new employee). It's always fun, and Mike gets a buzz from it because just 15 years ago, he would not have been capable of reading anything to any audience. If you've seen Episode 3 of Hidden Secrets Of Money you'll already know that Mike is dyslexic, but has managed to pretty much overcome the hurdle thanks to modern technology. He still practices what he is going to read a few times beforehand to become familiar with the piece, but there's no need to. He now reads better than most folks. Folks where I'm from, anyway!
Recently, Mike mentioned to me that he was going to read a section from his favorite book of all time - Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged'. Whoa. This was obviously not going to be a normal company meeting. Having just started to scrape the surface of explaining the dangers of socialism in Episode 5 of Hidden Secrets Of Money, it was obvious that this reading would make for an excellent video. It's also very timely when you consider the current events in Crimea, where Ayn Rand lived as a young girl. Yet another example of history echoing through the ages.
So, as that guy said in 'American Pie', God bless the internet. Here it is for you to watch at your leisure, grab yourself a chair and get comfy. There are so many great quotes from Ayn Rand in here that it can be a little overwhelming -- it really is a Tour De Force of logic and reason. Please watch it a couple of times, take it all in, and then here is a challenge for you: Pick your favorite lines, and add them to the comments below. Let's see which sections resonate the most.
I hope you enjoy being in our our company meeting. The vibe isn't usually this heavy, I promise. In fact, straight after Mike's reading we got stuck into the strawberries and sang Happy Birthday to him. More importantly however, we closed out the meeting as we do every week by reading our mission together, out loud:
To enlighten the world that maximum prosperity can only be achieved through individual freedom, free markets, and sound money.
Thank you all for your continued support of Hidden Secrets Of Money, and for helping us to accomplish our mission on a larger scale each day. Episodes 6, 7, 8 and 9 are all in the works and will be released in the coming months. If you watch this video closely you might spot some footage from these next episodes...
As always, all we ask for in return is that you share this video far and wide. This is a message that needs to be heard.
Man, I need a strawberry.
Dan Rubock
Anyone here in March, 2020?
thanks for all the explanations and information, Mike. Really appreaciate it much!
Hi Mike. Took your advice - watching this one again. Thanks!
Thank you for what you do mike, I’ve learned more from you in the last few months than my whole “school education”
Yes indeed mike..always following,always believing..your book is playing out like a prophecy
yessir. You suggested I come back and watch this again. so here I am.
A decade a go i wouldnt have understood why this man was crying, but now i cannot help but to share his tears.
Exactly. Once you understand, and can place those words in context, once can understand it for what it is: A love of mankind, and the relevance of understanding the choice is between human flourishing and happiness, or evil, manipulation and needless death supported in the mistaken name of the virtue of sacrifice - human sacrifice.
I learned of all of this evil back in 2013. I took the red pill, and Mike was one of the experts that taught this and more, back. Today is March 2020 for me.
But back then, I used to go to a supermarket and see (with my eyes) shelves that are empty of food and essentials, people fighting for them, and looting, and I used to cry. Walking in Walmart, isle after isle, and look at the people, not the food, and think "Is this what is going to happen to these poor people? They will be destroyed even more that they were in 2008."
Mike and others taught me and showed the future and the taught what I need to do to try to protect my family. Still, we see this horror today. Still more of what we know of slavery, killing, and destruction, are going to take place. What else could a man do but shed tears, coming out forcefully no matter how hard he tries to collect oneself.
@@YTBaldrick If you don't mind me asking what are the other people that help you?
@@theodoresmith7452 Back then names like Mike Maloney, Jim Rogers, Selenty, Max Keiser, Dr. Doom&Gloom Marc Faber, Rick Rule, Jim Rickards, Robert Kiyosaki, Harry Dent Jr, Peter Schiff (love him or hate him), Doug Casey, Gerald Celente, so on and so on. Many channels on YT as well, books, seminars on these topics. Reports, books, and people talking about the elites plans. They helped me understand the crash of 2008, the financial system, money and currency, sound money, investing, financial literacy, the reset, what was coming, and I see what I learnt back then unfolding right in front of my eyes. All the preppers channels were absolutely correct, and I benefited from their knowledge and advice as well, as much as possible.
@@YTBaldrick 👍Thanks a bunch. I knew only 4 of the people you mentioned. I'm now going to look into the others. 👍
Hi all, judging by the comments...time to revisit an important statement: The first words of the first episode of Hidden Secrets Of Money: 'Your true wealth is your time and freedom. Money is just a tool for trading your time. It's a container to store your economic energy until you are ready to deploy it. But the whole world has been turned away from real money, and has been fooled into using currency - a deceitful imposter that is silently stealing your two most valuable assets - your time, and your freedom.' Silver & Gold - Hidden Secrets Of Money Ep 1 - Currency vs Money - Mike Maloney
***** Totally agree. I've always believed that my most valuable assets are time and freedom.
Wait, wait, wait, didn't the people who founded the united States bring slaves and kill off most of the natives when they got here?
Think about this, money is just a tool.
Do you love your hammer? no more than any other tool right?
Ayn rand's problem was that her own ideals cannibalized themselves. For instance,
" wealth represents man's ability to think" is complete B.S....... excuse my French. If this is really the case why is it we find so many rich morons? Why are there philosophers and geniuses today who are hermits or live modestly and don't own much?
There's human capital, just as there is material capital. There is also ecological capital.
Instead of a monetary system we need an economical merit system, one which rewards ONLY those who contribute to the betterment of the economy and/or environment. If you work at Applebee's, nothing will change.
Only difference is that instead of your children inheriting a billion dollars after you pass they will only get 10% anything under 100 million will get 20% anything under a million 80% and anything under 100k 100%
anything barely over 100k deducted to until 100k.
No capital gains, no offshore tax havens. NO CORPORATE WELFARE.
That way society ensures that only its productive members will be rewarded and there is no incentive to keep people poor
+Richard Dimpske a Rich Moron is not as moronic as an intelectual in poverty.
+Richard Dimpske yes, Stalin. In your utopia I'd have to be shot for pointing this out, but wealth is positively correlated with IQ. An average moron is far more likely to be poor, than rich.
Spending most of my quarantine time with Mike is the best decision I've ever made in my life. Thank Mike for being my real teacher with providing real education. Love from Malaysia.
Wow, nice Chee, did you get some precious metals too?
"Money is not the root of all evil. Fiat currency is the root of all evil."
-- Quotations from Chairman Chu
Thank you to the Atlas Society for featuring this video.
Paper is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist backed by a gun aimed at those who are expected to produce it. (14:45)
I Love you Mike , you would be a good friend but everyone hates me because I Love Jesus , the REAL. Wish I could meet you but whats the chance of that. One day I believe I will anyway on the other side for when I see myself I see you . I have positioned myself in Christ by God and am made safe. ☺
Sir. I come from a different part of the earth. But this was a revelation. They taught me in movies and we were upper middle class in my country- that wealth was created by cheating others. It wasnt true. My father was quite distressed when people misbehaved with him almost 20 years ago just because he had bought a car after years of effort. Thank you. Will always remember this
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Please share this video with anyone who tries to tell you that money is the root of all evil.
Divine Eternal Maze Hello Divine, I strongly suggest you watch our series 'Hidden Secrets Of Money' to help understand this. A personal wealth limit would actually increase banker puppeteering as they sought ways to overcome it, and it would also have the side effect of bringing all progress in all fields on earth to a drastic halt. What would be the incentive for folks to excel? Good luck with the series, enjoy.
***** Nailed it Mike.
Divine Eternal Maze Money is a real value, and it doesn't make anyone do anything. Its dishonest pursuit is meant to be illegal in a free market. Its honest pursuit is a pursuit of virtue, and as such not only helps one to find purpose in life but is itself a large part of that purpose: production. There is no limit to the spiritual rewards of productivity, and to use violence to impose a limit on its material rewards would be arbitrary and not at all justified.
Watch the video at 10:40
Wrong. Evil is the root of all money.
Mike, I've never seen someone so emotional over the concept of money and its applications. That in itself is a travesty (that so few care or understand). Money allows our productivity to flow. It has lead to massive prosperity but in these days is demonized. It's crushing. Thanks for reading this to us. It's a welcome and refreshing reminder that some people still understand its importance.
Thank you UnknownXV.
@Bryson the Mad Pencil did you even watch the video?
The warning she so eloquently gives has never been more clear and dire to this countries survival than at this time.
Mike,
I actually stood up and clapped for you when you finished! What a message! Now, This should go viral.
Thank You
Thanks T Narg - please share it and get the message out.
God I LOVE Mike Maloney! Just think if we had 2 dozen Mike Maloney's running the White House! - the world would be a much better place :)
ChiefClickClack. I agree but how much better if he were Christian. The real Church are the unknowns who are well known by God for being kind and not condemning are their words toward those who need Salvation but those who were left to give the instructions to the Bible are the same ones who had him crucified, the known Churches, for it said: He being God lent the house out to those which were the keepers of the house and after a long while came back and he called them to himself to give an account. Those in these last hours buried the good word of the book and would not enter themselves but oh how they Loved the praises of man and thats their reward and they would not allow any to enter into the house least they themselves be corrected, Jesus knew thats why even when the theif was on the cross he only had to ask Jesus to please remember him when he went back to the Father and Jesus said : this very hour you will be with me in Paradise, now tell me was he baptized with water being a theif? I think not though we are commanded to be baptized . God bless you my neighbor. PEACE.
No one in their right mind would want to run the white house. Its why u never find them there.
Thumbs up if ZeroHedge brought you here...
Well, I got here on my own, but I'm an avid ZH er...so I thumbed up anyhoo.
The love of money is the root of all evil!
Atlas Shrugged was the book that opened my mind to the philosophy of liberty. I'm glad that Mike Maloney and his team at GoldSilver.com created this video.
This is one of those gems I find on youtube once every several months
Uncannily prophetic. Well done Mike.
118 dislikes? I think we know who the looters are!
181 right now, they may be reproducing themselves fast!
I love the sincerity and compassion in your voice and how moved you are by these words written in another era for our times. God Bless you Mike.
Want to help find a solution? Here is another MUST WATCH video: Mike Maloney's Forum For A Monetary Solution - Bitcoin? Gold? Silver?
trying hard to pay off debt which im close to doing then to get my first ever 10oz Pegasus, fingers crossed on availability when im able to do so.
Mike you are a great educated person telling people all this information on history of no good government how it can happen here in America,and it will one day to get prepare for it when that day of reckoning comes to these shores.
The education is priceless,that's why I pass it on to everyone that I can those of us that have found the source of this education are commissioned to tell the masses - Thanks Mike.
Katrin FitzGerald I say that you are right
The reference is basically biblical and it is not said in Christianity that "money" is the root of all evil, but the "Love" of money. You are right as is Rand that to love something is to understand its nature, and in the Biblical reference, there are 6 or 7 words for love.
(1 Timothy 6:9, 10) 9 However, those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. 10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.
The Greek word used is (Storge (στοργή storgē) a synonym for and in context "coveted after--lusted after. " this is an attitude with is in contradiction to "love" that define familiarity of something;(Philia (φιλία philía) an affectionate regard, of dispassionate virtuous love.
The love used in this passage is not a "good" kind of love. Unfortunately most languages do not distinguish with clarity what the word love is specifically representing therefore we have a serious misconception in the liberal mindset of what a "good" and "bad" love of money is, and they often ignore it is not the "money" but the bad form of love of money that is the root of all evil.
This also comes to the 7 deadly sins. Greed, Lust and Envy being three of them represented in the "bad" form of love being used in this passage.
Further looking at Greed, there are different forms of Greed not all of which are bad. Again peoples lack ignorance of the English language often spurs them onto arguments that are not applicable when talking about money, and is Wealth evil or not.
I put it to you that in the "Christian" context Extreme wealth is not bad or good. In fact Job not only was the "wealthiest" of all the oriental, but after he passed hit tribulation, God bestowed on him 7 times more than what he had. This in itself indicates that within the framework of Christianity Wealth is not a bad thing. It is our personal attitude toward it that is good or bad.
he truly read that from the heart., you could here it in his voice. WHERE have all the men gone in this country. im a 52 year old vet typing this with tears on my face knowing my country I fought for is gone.
Hi Rich - the great news is that a fire has been lit under the butts of the youth in this country. There are Liberty movements with hundreds of thousands of young members. Stand tall.
Thank you Mike Maloney for reading this passage. I was just as emotionally moved by the profound words as you were.
Magnificent on so many levels! Mike you have transformed my way of thinking on how and why money is created and traded. I am dyslexic too and you are a true inspiration.
Ashley (UK)
Thank you Ashley
Money is not only not evil, it cannot be. Money is a medium of exchange. It facilitates the exchange of labor for value and value for labor and necessary items. It is necessary for our lives as humans. The saying is often misquoted, originating from the Bible. Correctly presented, "the love of money is the root of all kinds of injurious evil". It is properly understood to mean that "the love of money is wrapped up in a multitude of evils". All evil does not involve money.
Well it becomes evil when it is produced out of nothing then tied to human labor making people slaves, if YOUR not taking your currency and turning it into money silver then your a slave, but even if you do put it on real money you remain a slave because they use paper money to suppress value of silver... and then they send their shills out to tell you there is no manipulation... But it's only thing you can do is stack and hope their paper system blows while you are still alive to see it.
August 2020, still with Mike since his book came out.
"when you see that In order to produce you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing",If that doesn't describe working In America today I don't know what will !
+Craig Swafford Well usually politicians gain permission through the vote, but obviously that has been corrupted in many ways through votebuying, importing left-leaning voters through immigraiton etc clearly democracy is the easiest system for external actors to subvert (either foreign invaders or unelected capitalists/bankers).
Possibly the most important, prescient, and moving paragraph of prose that has ever been written. One can never hear it enough.
Thank you so much.
Mr. Maloney,
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Thank you for taking the time and having the passion to lesson us about the common misunderstanding of our present economical, political and social environment. It has ,been a pleasure to listen to your well presented material and yes, I will share this with my friend and family and anybody else that wants to listen.
Hector E Rios
Georgetown, KY
2024 still coming back to this piece.
Thanks for sharing, Mike. This was extremely eye-opening. It caused me to look at my paycheck harder, and realize that 17.5% was taken out before it hit my wallet.
Thanks Keith.
If I had listened to this speech a few months ago, I would have dismissed it, completely. I wouldn't have seen the strong reasoning behind it. I wouldn't have understood the man's emotion while reading it. I'm so glad it came to my life in this moment.
Wow, what an excellent video. I can really feel the emotion
And that said, I truly thank this inspiring series. It has enlighten me and millions in the world. A heartfelt gratitude to you and your company, Mr. Maloney! Thank you for your great acts!
Thank you Sam, hope you can share the videos.
I wasn't alive, until I read this one. That's for sure
I always tear up when I read this
This brings tears to my eyes every time I watch this video and I have watched it many, many times. Bless you, Mike Maloney.
My hat is off to you Mike. Reading Atlas shrugged turned my life around back when I was a young Air Force officer. It shook me up. A once famous (infamous) historical figure once said, "He alone can arouse passion who bears it within himself." Guys like you keep me swinging. Much sincere thanks from a regular Joe.
Thank you Mike, you've been a great inspiration to all that seek knowledge. God bless AMERICA.
Robert Kiyosaki on the other says that, lack of money is the root of all evil :-)
He says that from a completely different perspective. He means it from a perspective that having no money forces you to do stupid things.
exactly.. and what is the root of money? and what is the root of product ?
What we have today is the lack of men willing to produce and their willingness was driven away by bad money aka currency aka credit .... Robert is right on spot but only few will understand the true meaning and the true level of his word !
Yet, the people with the most money are creating wars over oil, resources and the expense of countless of lives.
Many many moments in this great work tear me up too. The sheer beauty of the truth being said so clear and precise right in the face of the NPCs of her day is majestic and deeply moving. These tears remind me that I'm alive and I'm the kind of human that would make her proud that her work touches us to the core.
This speech made me cry :S
Thanks for linking this again Mike. I'm not a huge Ayn Rand fan, but these words are among the best ever set to paper in the English language. Folks who understand what she was saying here will take measures to ensure they secure their food and water supply while not freezing to death in the winter.
Mike Maloney is a fuckin' ARTIST! Beautiful :)
Just seeing this for the first time and am sharing it far and wide. Never thought that Mike Maloney could make me cry ....and yet here i am with my hankie!! Thanks for this Mike....beautifully done!!
Tulving company went out of business with customers not getting their orders. So far Mike has shown only integrity and honesty when it comes to running a business and dealing with his customers.
In this situation I completely share your thoughts and emotions ! Thanks for your work and stay healthy. Best wishes from Germany...
One of the best speeches of all time!!! :)
Excuse me while I watch, and listen, again. Thank you, Mike.
let's get it straight as the bible says it: THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. NOT MONEY ITSELF.
nlucctw2 Yes but the way you put it will make all the difference in the
world brother so be kind so they don't in the end kick you in the ass cause its their lives which Christ died for is at stake and we're representing JESUS the very CHRIST God with us. GET IT STRAIGHT!!! Don't like it do ya? Think brother. Love you . CHEERS see you on the other side. PEACE.
Thank you I was just thinking the same thing. People get it wrong all the time...I see you got a couple of weird responses
Omg what did I just witness it's the best speech ever Nothing can explain Money better than this piece from Atlas shrugged 👏👏
Omg i almost cried. That was amazing.
This is why I love youtube, it spreads virtue and knowledge to everyone, information age would definitely change mankind’s behavior. Mike Maloney your life and passing of knowledge to future is well worth to society, especially to new generations. People who are young and stupid will one day watch this and understand, thank you
I am speechless.
Taking off my hat.
Profound words.
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing.
It’s obvious you truly care about the subject and have a great understanding of the real meaning of “Money” and not currency. Good to see a real man that can express emotion where it is appropriate. You see America for what it was and what it can be again, not perfect, but worthy of admiration. We should exhaust every avenue to get back to our roots.
amazing piece of writing and very well read sir, congratulations
Thank you Lee
Thank you Mike. I'm 68. I have supported myself since I was 17. In my early 20's when I was searching for direction I stumbled upon Ayn Rand. I read The Fountainhead and was so inspired by Rand's idea of Objectivism that I read ALL of her books. I credit Rand with putting me on a successful path of life. Her books out to be required reading for all young men and women. Thanks for reading that passage from Atlas Shrugged. I just posted it to my face book page.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Mike Maloney....Got your email and this vid link yesterday again. You have brought clarity to me, a recovering dyslexic, over-achiever, who got HAMMERED in 2008-09...NEVER again, and now awake to the WHY, the how, and the what of the fiat systems of ponzi and theft. I'm on the gold and silver like never before thanks to many...but/and I refer to you for that education with your videos and subscription and insights for breaking it down. You are appreciated beyond belief, sir. I prefer pure gold by the grams these day but I APPLAUD you, sir!
The Power of Word Wisdom... Mike Maloney give his Honour with his Tears... Very impressiv
I've read both Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead and they are true masterpieces.
I have a small CPA accounting firm, they local city sent a fireman to my office to inspect. I had no business license, I received a notice that I was in violation. My office is 6'x 4'. When I went to the city they informed me that I needed two city licenses (general business license and professional license) and one county license.
Two office, the cost of licenses for both office is over $900. What is wrong here?
you don't have political connections
You're in California?
Thanks Mikey. I started to stack because of your videos.
Beautiful words and describes how I feel about money too
Good Job Mike. I understand why your choking up while you read this segment.
But have courage. History will paint itself true. Gold and Silver. Buy it. Hold it.
And wait for the green light.
True, honest & a deep desire to serve others are very rare qualities today. After 4 years of being Mike's student, I can confidently say that about him. A true legend, glad I found you years ago.
Money is not the root of all evil. The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. There is a distinct difference.
BravO Mike! You could not have chosen a better author from whom to quote nor have picked a better passage to illustrate the point. I appreciate what you are doing for our country. I truly hope people are listening. Thank you sincerely for making this vid.
Mike. What made you get all choked up. Was it because you sense parallels between the book and the time in which thus video was made?
What an insightful writer.
A gold nugget of wisdom!!
Dear Mike, thank you very much for this moving video.
I will be sharing it.
Thanks Barbara, much appreciated.
This video was the best I've seen so far on TH-cam. Wonderful words, wonderfully put. Bravo and HUZZAR!!!
Thanks lup1o
Mike, I've watched this video twice and I think it has a great message. Thing is I just don't get an emotional response from the message itself, I get more of an emotional response from the passion that you show and what it means to you. I don't know why I feel this way but I do. I guess to me, it's like you said, its a tool, that's how I see it. As far as me and money, I've never had all I wanted but I've always had enough. There were times I've had very little, now and days I've had more then ever, I don't think it's changed me a bit. It's just allowed me to do more with it, a tool that has become more efficient. I been following your work for some time, so don't worry, I'm listening and I've taken a lot of your advise to heart and I've made good choices. I'm still learning Mike so Thank You and keep up the great work.
Thanks Bill, great comment.
Bill
I think I listerned to the message with a tear in my eye because (even back then) it predicts the the financial travesty that is happening not only in the US, but in many other countries. The sad part, is that we are allowing it to happen.
The constitution is what made America great, and it still could be, if the constitution hadn't been abandoned.
Silver Maple Leaf the constitution is just a piece of paper.
what made america great was the people who lived at that time. their carefully cultivated minds and the model of reality the average person built about the material reality.
this is all gone, america, the minds of the people living there today, has been destroyed through compulsory schooling and other complementary mind control techniques. and no paper can have the slightest effect on that...
embrace yourselves! an unsound society started to crumble down and the crash will shake the whole world.
tears.. from a man of some experiance... things that i produced.. and give freely along with my admiration for shareing the product of your experience with me.... thank you.. this goes under things i will always remember... and like you... hope to share often.
Money is a tool, it is emotionless, it doesn't hate you but it also doesn't care about you. At the end of the video Mike was getting emotional about a speech on money - emotion clouds the mind and decieves intuition when it comes to markets! When silver was almost $50 there was a lot of emotional videos and even crying about silver! Now it is below $22 again, and another crying video on silver comes out! I don't like this at all!!!
Hi, I think if you ask Mike about what he was getting emotional about - it would have more to do with the path that this once great country is on, and frustration with the lack of understanding of why things are headed in the direction that they are. You may need to watch and read the speech again. This is bigger than 'a crying video on silver'. Assumptions can also cloud the mind.
***** Dan, I think that Ayn Rand's passage on money is one of the most brilliant and insightful passages about wealth. But I have watched countless hours in the last few years about precious metals. When a channel does a video that involves crying there is a correlation (not necessarily causation) that people taking their advice will also be crying soon!
silverfuturist Not all of us count their chickens before they hatch.
***** That is the wrong analogy! A better one is "a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush."
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Dan thanks for the quick response! When I first opened my channel Mike Maloney opened my eyes to the benefits of precious metals. From there I expanded my knowledge by finding people who make a living in the silver market. Mike makes a living by selling silver, he is very good at that and I trust him 100% with service and quality of silver. But to understand the silver market I started seeking out people who make a living in silver other than bullion dealers. What they say about silver is not always the same as what Mike says! Mike is a fascinating person, he said he hires traders, but what he posts in his videos often contradicts what the people he says he hires would say about silver.
Having gold and silver as money might not be enough to steer us away from this road to serfdom, because so many hard questions have been left undiscussed or mentioned too rarely. Mike rightfully states time and again that honest money is the only way to true prosperity, but my question is this: what is this 'true prosperity'?
Before I go into that, I must ask another question: what is the ultimate goal in most of our lives? I would venture a wild guess and say: happiness. But then what is happiness? I suppose there are as many definitions of happiness as there are people, but some common ground can be found.
The first thing is to not confuse happiness with satisfaction. Satisfaction is the feeling you get when your certain need or wish is fulfilled. Let us suppose you are a typical average Joe and you set a goal of getting a new car. You have to sacrifice some of your happiness, when you work towards this goal, because you are not able 'live to the fullest'. You do not exactly 'love' your work, so you must endure all kinds of different stress. When you ultimately reach your goal and get the new car, you become satisfied.
The question then is: how long do you stay satisfied before you start craving for something else, say a nice vacation? Does the satisfied feeling last long enough to compensate all the stress and lack of happiness? Usually the cycle tends to start all over again the moment you reach your satisfaction, because satisfaction is not a lasting feeling. Few people stay satisfied longer than just a few moments before obsessing themselves with new goals, even though they might have worked for months or even years to achieve the previous goal. Work commences again, another satisfaction is ultimately reached, and a yet another goal is set. This way we keep on working for more and more satisfaction, that only lasts a passing moment, while we waste so much precious time and opportunity to be genuinely happy.
So why are we not happy when we reach our goals? Because with goals we can only achieve satisfaction, not happiness. The main difference between satisfaction and happiness is this: satisfaction comes from outside yourself, while happiness comes from within. You can only be happy if you are able to accept the moment you live in just as it is, not how you think it should be. If you do not accept your current moment, you map out what you want to be different, set goals and go to work. This kind of pursuit of satisfaction is endless, because you only reach goals to make new goals.
Pursuing happiness through honest acceptance does not mean giving up on all goals and going to live in a monastery. It does not mean that we should give up our businesses or occupations and all the wonders of the modern world. Quite the contrary; we should keep around us all that makes the accepting of our circumstances easier, but we should always keep on considering: "Am I trying to achieve a satisfaction or enable real happiness?" Pursuing happiness means that we should consider this question: "What makes me happy?" It is remarkable how few people actually ever ask themselves this. We all make 'assumptions' of what it is that makes us happy, but who actually dares to ask himself the question and listen to the answer that comes from deep within?
I believe many would receive an answer like: "What makes me happy is being with my loved ones". If ventured further, they might discover that the key word is 'being'. Does it make you happier to play with your child in a 5-star resort than just in your own backyard? It might make you more satisfied, but the happiness comes from being with your child, despite your circumstances. No matter where you are, just holding his hand can make you happy, if you can stay with him on that very moment. Then you would see that happiness comes from within, not from without, and only when you can accept the moment as it is.
When we are drawn into the rat-race of our modern world, we tend to forget the big questions of life. We explain to ourselves: "Although I am not that happy all the time, I must have at some point considered this to be the life that suits me best." The truth is, we just rush from goal to goal and never stop to ask 'why'. We assume everything we are, and we do not question our values and reasons. Are we who we truly are, or are we just influenced to become something else? If we considered true happiness to be our goal, we would work very differently than we now do. We would work less, yet experience more. We would find tremendous wealth in what we have, instead of living 'if-then' -life that is just an endless pursuit of false destinations. We would stop looking for happiness, and we would find it all around us.
If I could accept myself as who I am, not as how I think I should be, I would close in on happiness. Happiness either is or is not; there is no in-between. You know it when you have it, so if you are unsure, you do not have it. When you have your loved ones around you and you become happy, positive things that happen around you bring you joy. Honest joy comes to you only when you are happy, and most often around people you love. This is why accepting yourself and those around you may be the only road to true happiness and joy.
And this is finally where prosperity comes to play. To me, prosperity means the amount of happiness I have reached in my life. Providing and receiving goods and services are an important part of prosperity, but ultimately all activity is just a means to an end. We want to 'be' happy on this very moment, not become it later on. The final product we want to consume is happiness, and everything else is just a way there.
The purpose of liberty and hard money is to make the way to happiness easier, by enabling trust between people, by making transactions honest and by making your life easier to accept as it is. But even when we reach those freedoms, we are no closer to the answers if we never stopped to ask the hard questions. Do not worry about finding 'the right answers', because there are none to be found. It is hard to ask a question that has no true answer, but unless we ask it, we only drift through this life. Your circumstances never truly disable you from asking yourself: "What makes me happy?" Remember: you cannot begin your true journey, if you do not know where you want to be.
This was a long and perhaps somewhat confusing post, because these things are quite hard for me to communicate in text. Hopefully it still sparked some thoughts about where we all could be going with whatever we pursue in life. Again, nothing in this world is automatic, so achieving the goals of personal liberty and monetary freedom means nothing, if we think that all our problems are solved when those two goals are met. In reality, those are just the very first steps, and then the real work begins. The sooner we realize this inevitable sequence of events, the better view we can have on the big picture and the sooner we can start aiming for more ultimate destinations in our lives.
Soon we will all be crying. The charade has to end.
I come back to this every time. Gets me Amped. Reminds me of the true virtues of mankind and the enemies that defame them.
Thank you Mike.
What a true honour it was to listen to such reasoned words, I would hasten to say wisdom itself. Bravo Sir! I shall do my best to spread the Gospel.
I have to know - I heard a really great song on one of these videos which was related to gold or something similar. It was a woman singing, but I don't know who it was, or what video it was on. If you know please tell me
th-cam.com/video/wfG9QaPBBy4/w-d-xo.html
wow, thanks a lot
One of my favorite scenes from Atlas Shrugged. I love Francisco and Rand.
Ayn Rand is a badass.
This was moving! We appreciate you passing down your wisdom.
dont let emotions control your trading Mike!
Mike is not a trader, so that isn't a problem.
***** everyone is a trader, you buy and sell things. mike even says - know when to sell when it gets too expensive, so ya he is a trader, hes not gonna hold onto gold and silver forever
You can't have "group talk" about Rand regarding "Atlas". We can just enjoy hearing the words in a human voice. That's worth everything.
the "love" of money is the root of all evil, why that's always taken out of context I have yet to understand
+Al, Orange Park, FL
Just to add to that: Mike, you should probably look at the KIND of love that verse is referring to. To really get the most out of what the Bible means, you need to look back at the original language. For instance, in Greek, there are 4 different KINDS of love and each of them is distinctly set apart from the others. Back to this verse though, it is the love of money for its own sake, idolatry, that is really what's being alluded to here. Money is an excellent tool and can be used for good or evil. Those who use it properly can do well, those who worship it are materialists and idolaters, putting money in the place of God.
Anyone who says money is evil is obviously very wrong. Money is inanimate, so that'd be like saying a gun is responsible for the death of whoever it shot at, or that a knife should be punished for stabbing someone. In other words, it's nonsensical to say that money itself is evil. But the adoration and worship of money, which is something entirely different to the recognition that money is a powerful tool in the hands of the responsible, is what is really being condemned. Jesus put it another way: you cannot serve both God and money. You CAN do great things with money, things that would please God. But pursuing money for its own sake is materialism and idolatry, which is to blaspheme God.
***** That's actually completely untrue. You need to do some research before just assuming the modern translations aren't accurate. In fact, the similarities between any two strange copies (copies whose making/writing had nothing to do with each other and whose locations and time periods aren't coordinated) are over 98%. Meanwhile the closest second to that is the Iliad by Homer, with an unimpressive 60% of agreement between strange copies. No other document of an ancient text even comes close the modern Bible's accuracy and agreement. Remarkably the Bible has changed almost not at all throughout history, aside from the additions. And if you include those, the Bible still remains totally consistent in its message, even though 40 different authors wrote it. That's unheard of. Just ask any scholar who studies this type of stuff. The Bible is one of the most reliable historical documents out there. You should look it up.
Such touching words. More important then ever. Thanks for sharing! I'll get the book.
As a Christian - The bible says "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil". Not "Money is the root of all evil".
As a Libertarian - Ayn Rand had plenty of intelligent ideas. She was also a horrible person.
Very moving. Very compelling. I will listen to the video again, so that I might better comprehend the fitly spoken words of Mike Maloney, which in this time resemble apples of gold in frames of silver...
ayn rand was on welfare (social security) when she died...ahahahaaaa
Do you know what restitution is? Is it wrong to steal your money back from your thief?
yep, and thats why she did it using a fake name, and didnt want it to be public knowledge that she was a pathetic parasite...hahhaahah
and, her writing sucks...
So you don't know. Taxes are compulsory and it is obvious that those who oppose welfare statism have every moral right to claim their wealth back through it.
Strugglebuggie TV Stealing a bit of the money stolen from you, while not ideal to fix or correct the system, is not morally suspect. However, she hid this because most people, like you, are not capable of rational reasoning, and would only look at the surface.
***** ad hominem, ad hominem, ad nauseam...
your feeble attack on my character takes nothing away from the facts that: ayn rand died while on welfare, and was a con artist and a thief...
ahhahahahahahaahh
You are the only other person I have ever seen who chokes up at that speech. The truths she explains are so powerful...I can't understand why so many seem blind to them.
I commend the passion and emotion. I too share your passion and emotion for the situation we are in.
Thank you very much from this. I don't think a lot of people still understand this message to this day, but I still thank you.
Amazing reading Mike. I'm proud to have had the privilege of meeting you at the Cambridge House Vancouver Conference. You are a great man.
Well done.
Scott DeSapio
Associate Producer, Atlas Shrugged Part III
Thanks so much Scott, keep up the great work. Yell out if you're in Santa Monica sometime and have time for a coffee.
***** Absolutely Mike.
***** Hey Mike, I'd like to invite you to the World Premiere of Atlas Shrugged Part 3 September 6th. Send me a private message so I can get the invite out to you.
I have been listening to this every year since 2015.
I absolutely did not obtain the message of this piece when I read it. Because I believed the message was intended to be powerful, I decided to check TH-cam with the hope of discovering a rendering of the piece by someone who better understood Ayn Rand's intentions. BRAVO Mr. Mike Maloney!! Your reading definitely brought this piece to life for me - - confirming for me that I understood what I was reading - assigned emotion, at what seemed to me, in the proper places. Because of your reading, I have decided to purchase the audiobook version. Again, thank you.
My college-age oldest son is reading AS now, and I just mentioned the "money speech" to him and how perfect it is. I'm heartened others see it the same way. In many ways, I see this speech as the heart of the book, even more than Galt's later on.
Mike, Very heartfelt, thank you, I feel it also. However, when these people of ours pay themselves multiples of 100 of times the wage of the average worker, IT IS OUR OWN GREED WHICH IS TO BLAME. Our money is through, not because of THEM or THEY, it is US, each of us has added our own drop in the bucket.
Well said Chris, I feel the guilt of my part.
Thanks for the Ron Paul ending, Love you Mike!
You are a good man, Mike. It is obvious you love freedom, and what America stood for.
Thanks Mike Maloney for standing up for right and standing against wrong! GOD bless you brother!
Mike, I have even more respect for you in your willingness to post a video in which you get 'choked up' while discussing the terrible future that is not outside the realm of possibilities. I sometimes have to stop when i discuss the potential outcomes of the ways in which society is heading...for the same reason, i begin to get very emotional about it too. so, as sincerely as i can in a comment, i wish to thank you for sharing this. And even more because of WHY you wish to share, publicly and freely.