#36: Why No Inheritance (PART 7)

【Because We Love】
“I may be blessed, but I’m not rich.” Now and again, we come across such comments.
 
So then, exactly who do we mean by Those of us who are fortunate?
 
When we see our world through the lens of objectivity, you’re among the wealthiest half of the world if you own roughly US$3,000 worth of assets. If you own US$68,000 worth of assets, then you’re in the top 10 percent of the world’s wealthiest.
 
“No no, I’m not wealthy. I’m just an ordinary person who happens to own a few assets.”
 
Whether we own a huge estate or feel that our life savings are modest, when we elevate ourselves to have a broad perspective, we come to realize that many of us who live in the most affluent countries of the world are blessed with fortune. And, no matter how modest we feel each of ours may be, the accumulation of our inheritances is collectively the sustaining force behind the Despair beyond generations, across time, and throughout the world.
 
If we stop our stubborn habit of inter-generational inheritance, then the Inequality of Opportunity will be nearly gone, the Social Inequality will become largely a thing of the past, and we’ll enjoy a stable world like history has never seen before. That’s what each and every one of us can do now.
 
Rectifying the source of the Despair – that is, the very real existence of a born-into, very nearly insurmountable Inequality of Opportunity. To bring about such true change, the redistribution of wealth is absolutely essential. It’s because the redistribution enables even a less-fortunate child to gain access to a good education, which opens up the gate to a world of opportunities. That will pave way toward a real chance of attaining desired jobs, sufficient income, comfortable living standards and wealth regardless of where we’re born.
 
When the Inequality of Opportunity is rectified, people are no longer trapped in the fixed pattern of Social Inequality. The freedom from stubborn poverty brings Hope – a liberating sensation that Even I can be rewarded for my hard work. And, the more Hope grows in our world, the less Despair obstructs our progress. That, in turn, nurtures a Stable Society.
 
Even after we leave this world, is our fixation to a Selfish Love so important to us? Is it so important to reserve our love only for our own child with little regard to others? Without truly facing those who are simply born into hardships through no fault of their own?

​As for the monetary wealth that remains even at the end of our lifetime, isn’t it important that we return it to the wider society for the benefit of those who are less-fortunate? Isn’t that simply the right thing to do?
 
Guided by our moral compass, giving to those who are less-fortunate in destinations of our choice is the most effective redistribution measure. We live in this beautiful era in which we can give – through trustworthy organizations – to those who we’ve never met, to those who live in the corners of the world where we’ve never set foot.
 
To be fair, estate tax is one of the redistribution measures applied by the society via government functions. Yet, the government spending can at times be cringingly wasteful, and it’s often used for the purposes other than to redistribute wealth to those who are less-fortunate. Moreover, many wealthy people can hire tax experts to devise a creative structure that finds loopholes to pass on as much wealth to multiple generations of heirs.
 
These portray the perilous fragility of a hollow moral inner-core while only decorating the exterior with plaster for a handsome facade. A proactive giving guided by our own moral compass is the fundamental inner-core that is imperative to sustain the unwavering long-term promise of wealth redistribution.
 
“How could you not leave your child an inheritance? Don’t you love your own child?” From time to time, we field these questions.
 
Yes, we love our child. We love our child so dearly. Our love for our child goes deeper than the deepest oceans, and our hopes for our child’s own happiness extend far beyond the skies.
 
That’s why we try our utmost – so that our child grows into a tenacious adult who has a backbone to fend off the Parental manipulation, Hindered independence, Ugly family battles, and Fortune hunter.

That’s why we try our utmost – so that our child grows into a righteous person who defies the selfishness that looks the other way from all the Despair in the world.

That’s why we try our utmost – so that our child grows into a brave person who doesn’t accede to A mass murder called war, which by doing so will help make our world a safer place for everyone.

That’s why we try our utmost – so that our child grows into a big-hearted person who wishes to turn every Despair in the world into Hope, one person at a time.

That’s why we try our utmost – so that our child grows into a positive-minded adult who knows the joys of self-reliance to live a fulfilling life.
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That’s why we try our utmost – so that our child grows into a compassionate adult who respectfully cares for each and every one of us in the world. 
 
Precisely because we love our child, we choose not to leave our child an inheritance.

​Precisely because we love our child, when our time is up in this world, what we’ve received from this world we choose to return to this world.
 
That’s precisely what we who live here today can do now.

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