Que história sensacional!
Oseola McCarty nasceu fruto de um estupro.
Interrompeu os estudos na 6ª série para trabalhar e ajudar a avó e nunca mais voltou a estudar.
Trabalhou a vida inteira lavando manualmente roupas, gostava do ofício e trabalhou da mesma forma até os 86 anos.
Desde quando começou a trabalhar, juntava um pouco mês a mês e depositava no banco.
“I commenced to save money. I never would take any of it out. I just put it in. . . . It’s not the ones that make the big money, but the ones who know how to save who get ahead. You got to leave it alone long enough for it to increase.”Sobre trabalhar, ela dizia:
“I knew there were people who didn’t have to work as hard as I did, but it didn’t make me feel sad. I loved to work, and when you love to do anything, those things don’t bother you. . . . Sometimes I worked straight through two or three days. I had goals I was working toward. That motivated me and I was able to push hard. . . . Work is a blessing. As long as I am living I want to be working at something. Just because I am old doesn’t mean I can’t work.”“Hard work gives your life meaning,” stated McCarty.
“Everyone needs to work hard at somethin’ to feel good about themselves. Every job can be done well and every day has its satisfactions. . . . If you want to feel proud of yourself, you’ve got to do things you can be proud of.”
Quando se aposentou em 1995 esta senhora, que a vida toda havia sido paga com pequenas quantias de moedas e notas, havia juntado 280.000,00 dólares (isso em 1995!).
E ainda em vida, essa senhora, que nunca chegou à universidade, doou 150.000 dólares para a University of Southern Mississippi, para bolsas a alunos necessitados.
Em resumo, fez o simples: Trabalho + Aporte + Tempo.
Nada de HCAOC de youtube, bitcoin, trade, herança maldita, oportunidade unica, etc....
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Oseola McCarty
