Wilde About Abundance
by
Stuart Wilde
 Q:
If someone in a store undercharges you without realizing it, is it best to own
up, or thank the universe for delivering more abundance?
A: If someone
undercharges you and you notice it, pay them the right amount, especially if you
agreed upon the price. If the assistant gives you more change than you?re
entitled to and you notice it, then it?s only honorable and decent to give
that money back. I think it?s very important to be honorable, correct, and
honest in your dealings with people. Then again, if you?re walking down the
street and find $1,000 on the ground and it doesn?t belong to anybody in
particular, then it?s yours.
Q:
In the eyes of the universe, is it dishonorable not to pay back money you owe?
A: In the universality
of Spirit, there is no high or low, good or bad, honest or dishonest. However,
in one?s own personal morality, there has to be. So, if you borrow money from
people, you are entitled to pay it back, especially if you have consumed it
personally. If you lose money that you borrowed for a business venture and all
parties agreed to the risk, then you don?t have to pay it back. If you borrow
$5,000 from a group of people who are offering capital to start a fruit store
and the store falters, well, that?s just a commercial risk. It depends on the
terms and conditions under which you have taken the money in the first place.
Q:
Do you think there will ever come a time when world economies collapse
and paper money is worthless?
A: Yes, definitely, in
fact, it?s actually happening as we speak, because the paper money of the
major trading nations is decreasing in value with every year that passes. The
total amount of government debt is rising, with America leading the way. So,
there will be a time when paper tender will become worthless and a new paper
currency will be created. Of course, at that point you will need to be in gold
or assets if you don?t want to lose everything.
Q:
What do you feel are the most sound investments to make in the coming years?
A: I've become very
confused as to what a sound investment is. I?ve been watching the stock
markets climb into the stratosphere and beyond any expectations that I had. I?m
not keen on stocks and shares anymore because, although they keep rising, they
have to fall eventually. I think sound investments will be small real estate
holdings with a few acres of land in rural areas that are nice and safe and a
long way from urban cities. That?s my idea of a sound investment. In the past
I?ve never been keen on real estate, but I?ve changed my mind now.
 This
column is excerpted with permission from the
book
"Simply Wilde"
by Stuart Wilde with Leon Nacson,
published by Hay House www.hayhouse.com
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About
The Author
Author
and lecturer Stuart Wilde is one of the
real characters of the self-help, human
potential movement. His style is humorous,
controversial, poignant, and
transformational. He has written 11 books,
including those that make up the very
successful Taos Quintet, which are
considered classics in their genre. They
are: Affirmations, The Force, Miracles,
The Quickening, and The Trick to
Money Is Having Some. Stuart's books
have been translated into 12 languages.
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