John D Rockefeller was founder of the largest Oil company at the age of 33 he was a millionaire but worries and hyper tension wretched his health.The ceaseless work, sleepless night lack of rest and exercise spoiled his health.He was the richest man in the world yet he had to live on a diet of pauper, that was all his physicians approved for him .with millions at his command he never had a sound sleep worrying about loosing his fortune no wonder worry wrecked his health.
Rockefeller was hated and despised his own brother disliked him his employees and associates lived in fear of him, he himself was afraid of his men that they would away give his secrets, his riches was growing but his private world was gloomy he could not take more.
Finally when he was 53 yrs his Doctors told him the truth he would have to choose... his money and worries or his life Rockefeller retired ,he now played golf did gardening and played games. He turned a Philanthropist he rescued a college and turned it into University of Chicago, he helped to fight hookworm diseases,established the famous Rockefeller Foundation to fight diseases and ignorance all over the world
Rockefeller had found his way he shed his millions and his worries he was happy he transformed completely and when his company lost the lawsuit for monopoly trade practices and ordered to pay heaviest fine in corporate history of US, he did not loose sleep nor his calm and serenity he was a satisfied man who had regained and reclaimed his life.He was dying at 53 but he lived to 98.
adapted from 'how to stop worrying and start living'-Dale Carnegie
Rockefeller Foundation is a very well known foundation. My proposed mentor in stanford has suggested me to apply in Rockefeller for personal grants and then actually I came to know about this. But I never knew this story. Thanks for the information.Also, politics explained the kids way was a good one.
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