$1,000,000 worth.

To paraphrase Jane Austin, it is a universally acknowledged truth that human beings are paid according to their worth.

So on the 17th of this month the Peres Academic Center, in Israel, is going to pay former President Bill Clinton half a million dollars to make a 45-minute speech at a gala dinner.

That is a ridiculous amount of money by any standard. It is so ridiculous and heart warming at the same time. There is that disorienting, alarming, but exciting rush of blood that does make me wish I was a one Bill Clinton.

For each second that puffs of air will escape Bill Clinton's mouth, he will be paid about $185,000. That is still impressive, especially when you convert it to the currency of a country that is best known to me.

So, what is it that makes Bill Clinton such a magnet for that amount of money?

What has he done so dramatically in his previous life that people would be willing to pay him top dollar for 45 minutes?

All I know is that he was once the most powerful man on earth and that must count for something. There must be something that President Clinton is bringing to the table that rich men want to devour.

Or better still, there is something that sports women and men bring to the table that accords them the fantastic financial reward that they attract.

We are all paid according to what we are worth and what we are worth depends on what we invest in ourselves.

We can invest in our fitness. Our mental capacities. Our social strengths. Our religiousness.

Our fitness level should be world class level. We should not settle for village level fitness...village level fitness will only work within the confines of the village. Once you step out of the village, you will be drowned in a sea of unfitness.

We should engage ourselves,daily in a fitness regime that will enhance our ability to fight off all the associates of a life clouded with unfitness. We should be an embodiment of the phrase, a healthy mind lives in a healthy body.

In order to sharpen our mental capacities, methinks we need to invest in invigorating literature. The literature that makes you question your motives,question your desires and ponder on your actions, is the kind of literature that will set you on the path of mental sharpness.

Books that only trigger base human emotions, should be avoided. They drive us into erotic zones that do little to galvanize the imagination that we need to think thoughts that attract fantabulous amounts of money.

The people we relate to does matter a lot. When we surround ourselves with negativity, we suffocate our own ability to function positively and powerfully. We should encapsulate ourselves with positive, confident and warm people so as to infuse ourselves with that surge of energy that will sustain us on cloud nine.

I do not know what religious belief you hold dear, but whatever it is, practice it daily. The daily interaction with a supreme being calms the soul. It enriches and enlivens the soul. It makes you complete in a way nothing else can. A complete person can compete in any arena that the world has to offer.

Having written all this, I think that President Clinton deserves what is coming his way. Clearly, he has set himself up as an individual with an experience worth $500,000. As a cream on his cherry cake, he is slated to receive the President's Award from Peres on June 19.

Let us all prepare ourselves. That day will surely come. When, because of our abilities, we shall also write a bill for $1,000,000 for a 45minute speech.












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