Essays

“How I got here doesn’t tell me who I am”  – Open Hearted Hand

What do you believe and why do you believe it?

We have been living out of stories that we’re told. Stories we tell ourselves about ourselves… stories history books tell us… the newspapers tell us…. our parents tell us…

We decide whether we believe in these stories or not. And build quite complex cases to justify our position.

But where did these stories begin?

If you look deep enough, every story comes from fear …

I keep coming back to the question, “how much is enough?”

Now you may think that’s a pretty ironic question coming from the son of one of the richest people in the world. But actually, it might just make me an expert on the subject. You see, my dad is the poster boy for the question. He has all the money anyone could ever want and he doesn’t need another house, fancier food, more people around him telling him he’s important, more stuff on his shelves or the latest electronic gadget in …