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Why Being Rich is a Curse
When you have infinite resources, what else is there to dream about?
Back in 1991 there was a movie released called Hudson Hawk. It stared John McClane himself — Bruce Willis. Last I heard he’s listed in the Hollywood directory under “If you need a guy to save the world”.
The story of the film isn’t all to amazing or realistic. It’s about a cat burglar (Played by Mr. Willis) who can time out a heist and he sings show tunes while doing it.
This adds a bit of fun to the storyline.
The bad guys in this masterpiece are a brother and sister who are in their 20’s or so and they have decided to “hire” Hudson Hawk to steal a valuable artifact made by Da Vinci himself.
There is only one line in this movie that I will remember as long as I live. It was the answer given when Hudson asked The Bad Guy why he wanted this thing so bad:
I just want to be happy. And happiness comes from the achievement of goals. It’s just that when you’ve made your first billion by the age of nineteen, it’s hard to keep coming up with new ones.
— The Bad Guy (Hudson Hawk 1991)
No horizons
I’ve often thought of how the world must be bland when you have no real challenges to…
