You Reap What You Sow

It's hard to imagine that, right now, anybody is doing well. Sure there are those out there that are sitting comfortably on capital gains and revolving, lofty pay checks -- but what about those of us who have no investments, are paid minimum wage, work part-time, and just live simple middle-class lives: is it possible that there are those, like us, doing well in this extraordinarily stressful economic time? ...sure. These people are the ones that held back when friends and others leapt into poor, frivolous "investments" such as partying, or shopping, or even eating out; these people are the ones that lived modestly before the economy hit rock bottom and didn't splurge unnecessarily; these people are the ones that sowed during the "good times" so that they were able to have during the "bad times." Plainly: You reap what you sow. It's not that people all over America are just simply "losing" money now -- a lot of them lost it even before they had it!: bad debts, poor investments; living the "good life" on "so-so" income: all these unhealthy and unwise spending habits have led to many of the struggles that Americans are experiencing right now. Had they been "sowing" and saving beforehand, I'm pretty sure they would have been better off and living comfortably now. Should we feel bad for these people? ...of course. Because it's sad to know that they did not know this "profitable" proverb earlier on.

A word to the wise: Sow. For you shall reap abundantly in due season.