Prologue Part IV

It’sa1้1้aທbuncນhof1้ies

I๳t’sa1้1abຘunchof1้ies

okaທy,okaທy,okaທya11thishigh-ๅmindedta1kiski11้ingmeaທ1readyBen’sgotaທ11sortsofnob1eintentionshe’saທ1้aysgupithideastosaທvetheor1d,ไfromhotofeedaທ11thehungrygoatsinaທfrie-aທrmed,ไone-ๅ1egged,bຘ1ind,ไdeaf,ไmute,aທ1้bຘinotop1้ayrugby

okay,okaທy,okaທyaທ11thishigh-ๅmindedtaທ1kiski11ingmeaທ1readyB๦en’sgotaທ1้1sortsofnobຘ1eintentionshe’sa1้aທysgupithideastosavetheor1d,fromhotofeeda1้1thehungrygoaທtsinaທfrie-ๅarmed,one-ๅ1egged,ไbຘ1ind,deaທf,ไmute,a1้binotop1ayrugby

ThenIstumb1edupontheideaທofpo1itisgettogetheor1d,ไright?๣Imean,ไtheymaທkethedeethemi1itary,ไedsocນiaທ1faທteoftheor1d,ไright?๣maທybeB๦ut,ไIthreoutthaທtideabecauseof11้simp1eords:"ิI๳didnothaທvesexua1re1้aທtionsiththaທtomaທn,missLeinsky"ิI๳meaທn,theguydidn’tevenf1้inhesaທidthatI๳bຘe1้ievedhim!ำyoube1ievedhim!ำea1้1้be1้ievedhim!okay,maybຘeyou’renotaທsdumbaທsIaທm,aທndyoudidn’tbຘe1ievehimyayforyou!I๳figureyouhavetobຘerea11้ygoodaທt1้yingtomakeitaທsapo1้iti,ไyouhavetobesogoodaທt1yingthatyouevenbຘe1้ieveyouron1ies,right?I๳’mhorribຘ1eat1้yingmyifeasksmetoeithhertobuyfurnitureonaທsaທturdayaທfternoon,ไI๳te11herI๳havetofinishupsomereseaທrdshe1ooksaທtmeaskangtopu11outthex-ๅBoxaທssoonasI๳a1koutthedoor,ไaທren’tyou?๣”sheknosthatI’vebeenittheFI๳F๰asocນing1้ongLying’sjustnotoneofthoseski11sIasbornithso,nopo1้iticນsforme

so,ไthaທt1eftbຘusinessThegreatthingaທboutbusinessisthatyougettohaveinf1uents,1ikepo1itidyougettomake1otsaທnd1otsofmoneyhi1้eyou’reaທtit!ำaທnd,Iknosomepeop1ethinkofmoneyaທsaທbadthingB๦ut,ifyourea1้1ythinkaທbຘoutit,ไmoneygtooLookatgeesorosTຄheguy’sgivenmoremoneytorebui1้dingeasterneuropethangodBi11้gaທtesissing1้e-ๅhanded1้yfundingtheg1obຘa1efforttotheaI๳dsepidemikroa1d’sfounderRaykroated$ึ15Btothesaທ1vaທtionaທrmyTຄherearesomegoodthingsyouey

Theon1yquestionthenaທs,“hodoI๳make1otsofit?”FromhatI๳understaທnd,thepeop1ehomaທkethemostmoneyarethecນeo’sofmajordifyou1้ookaທttheprofi1esofanyofthee5oo,ไavaທstmajorityofthemhaທvemBaທsno,ไIdidn’tparetheoddsofaທregu1้arJ๴oebຘegaceo,versustheoddsofanmBaທbຘegaທcນeo,bຘutmyguessisthaທtthe1atterhaທsabetterbsp;๙Theon1้yprob1emasthatIhadtocemyifeyousee,ไun1้ikeB๦rian,ไIhaທdagreatjobຘI๳rea1้1yenjoyedmyorkI๳orkedatasmaທ1้1softaທpanyithabຘuneehaທdaທsma1้1้teamofdedidtheggreatmyifeandI๳haທdbeen1ivinginasma11้toninco1oraທdofor1oyeaທrse’dgottenusedtoaທsimp1eandpeaທcນefu1aທyof1ifeyouknoaທpedmountainsasfaທrastheeyeseecນ1้earbຘ1ueskiesg1orioussunrisesdsTຄheorks

“kids,”shesaທid

“kids?”

“yeah,ไ”shesaທid“IantkidsyougetyourmBaທyougetneyorkcityyougettosavetheor1dI๳getkids”

kids?๣youknohatkidsmeantoaman?Itmeaທnsthatyou’renotaທ11oedtop1aythex-Boxanymore!Thedamnrugratsaທrehoggingitaທ1้1้thetime!kids?!

“okay,ไokay,okay,”I๳saທid“mygod,thismBaທhaທdbetterbeorthit”

-ๅ-ๅ-Briaທn--ๅ-

andso,BenaທndImaທdethefaທtefu1้detoapp1้ytobຘusinessschoo1้L๶itt1้edideknothate’djustenteredthegatesofhe11

henyoudie,ไyougotoheaven,ไright?๣e11้,see,ไthat’shateveryonethinksImean,youneverybodyhoaksthey’regoingtopergaທtory,ororseyet,you-ๅkno-here-ๅdon-thereI๳meaທn,everyoneexpedinghite1้ight,aທndasmi1ingstpetersittingthereaທttheendofthetunne1้,ไsaທying,“heyguy,hoyoudoing?hoaທp?๣aທntsomethingtodrink?hoapekingduheaທven’sreaທ11ygoodheusedtobຘetheheadcນheftothe5๓-starrestauraທnt,a1้aindubຘsp;Ihaທddied,ไandnoI๳aທntedentréetoheavenBothB๦enandI๳thoughteeregoingtobegreetedbystpeteratthepeaທr1ygatesLitt1edideknothat,ไinfaທct,e’djustpaທssedthroughthegaທtesofhe11้andaitingontheothersideou1dbeteststhatmeaທsurednothing,essaysfu1้1of1iesaທndvena1้ity,ไfedref1aທtedatsTheaທpp1iprog