Hi! And again, welcome to my Bathroom Philosophy! In the last post in this label, I've talked about opening my own nonprofit charitable foundation someday as my purpose in life. So after some research, I realized that there's a huge possibility that I wouldn't be able to do it.
"You’ve reached the pinnacle of your career. You’ve massed tens, if not hundreds, of millions in personal wealth. Now it’s time to give back more – a lot more – to society. You can, of course, do a Buffet and give your money to an existing foundation. However, if you want to be more of a hands-on philanthropist, and you want your giving to outlast you (and enjoy tax deductions), why not set up your own?
Foundations are defined as organizations or institutions that are established primarily by an endowment fund and their purpose is to distribute grant money to volunteer organizations, non-government organizations, cooperatives, people’s organizations or even individuals...Rules were predictably amended and today, the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that organizations must have a capitalization of P1 million to have the right to use the term “foundation” in their name.
Otherwise, non-profit organizations or non-government organizations need to shell out only P100,000, according to the Association of Foundations, which has been in operation for 36 years.
I stopped for a moment, thinking if I should really pursue this one. And what a better way to think about this? I got inside my bathroom and think.
Will I be really able to reached the pinnacle of my career? Only I can answer that question. We always say that if we work really really hard, we could make our dreams come true. I'm not optimistic nor pessimistic but rather, I'm realistic. I will give my very best to reach my dreams however, let's not forget that there are also setbacks in life and each individuals are limited in different ways which is why we always say that Life isn't Always Fair.
I'll stop about the Career Life Talk. Another question popped in my head, "Do you really have to 'hands-on philanthropist'?" One thing I learned from my soul searching is to always see the bigger picture. What's my main agenda? To help spread awareness to people.
It doesn't really mean that I should start my own foundation. I could still help by being a part of an existing foundation. Yes, I want to play a bigger role with that, but I'm also contented with being a part of it. If would have a chance to start my own foundation and meet people that could help me build this dream, I will definitely grab the chance but if not, I would still be a part of a foundation someday.
Either way, I'll still be happy to be able to help spread awareness to the people. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if what would happen in the near future.
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Hi there! Welcome to my Bathroom Philosophy Section! I'll say this again, I know it's crazy but come on! Let's admit it, everyone of us ponder, reflect, and so on about our daily lives in our bathroom. Here we do our little and big life decisions which is why I want to record all my thoughts and share it with you. I hope you enjoy it.
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So while I was in the bathroom, a question suddenly pop in my mind. What's my purpose in life? Pretty heavy, right? Reminding me of all the philosophers I've heard, asking the same questions themselves.
Luckily! I've read a book months ago entitled, 'The Purpose Driven Life' by Rick Warren. I'm not going to say a book review about it right now but what will I say about it is that, it gave me a chance to see the bigger picture of what to think about. It's not really a help-self book which opened my mind more about the things around me.
I'll get straight to the point. What I think about my purpose in life is to promote awareness among us about the nature which is seriously getting damage continuously.
Sure I want to be successful in my life but does that answers the purpose of my life? It's just the part of it. I want to be a successful Architect someday, earn money for myself, pay back my parents for all the things they gave to me, and a lot more.
But after all of those? I want to build a charity for the animals or be a big part of it. Now, you might think this is just a spur of the moment and I've just thought of it because I'm in the bathroom, I don't know it yet. This thought just kept on recurring in my mind for some time now but somehow, that idea doesn't stays on my mind for quite long.
In the end, the animal charity might or might not be just a spur in the moment but I really LOVE that idea. Today, I hope I really found the answer in my life's purpose. There! I hope you enjoyed reading this one as much as I enjoy writing it.
P.S. If you're a Christian, I really do suggest to read the book I've said earlier. I'm not that strong believer but that book really helped me a lot. If you're not a Christian, uhmmm... You can absolutely read that one but there's a lot of stuff about God and the bible in that book.
So, How about you? What do you think as your purpose in life?
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Hi I know the title is quite off but I tell you, this is really true. So while I'm writing this post, I am REALLY in the bathroom and I'm just posting through my tablet. Don't ask what the *!@# I'm doing here other than typing.
Most of the people say that whenever we were inside the bathroom, we suddenly think of the best ideas and philosophies in life. I admit I'm one of them, sometimes I even felt a little overwhelmed by those.
Unfortunately, by the time I got out of the bathroom, my ideas just *poof!* gone. I can't even remeber a thing or two about it. All i can remember is that i had the best idea in my life.
So today I thought why not "record" it? I'll try to write my thoughts and ideas while doing my thing. I know it's kind of disgusting and really REALLY EMBARASSING, but hey, I think this idea is just really great and I hope you guys enjoy it.
From today onwards, I'll try to record all my crazy ideas while in the bathroom.
Completely unrelated, I just saw this one.
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