Musk, a billionaire worth hundreds of billions of dollars, made a shocking statement: "Although I can earn $300 million a day, I feel like an ordinary worker. I don't have much personal property. I don't own a house. Every time I work, I take turns staying at my friends' houses. I don't like yachts or vacations. If I have to mention my personal property, it's probably only my private jet."
President-elect Trump of the United States announced Elon Musk's new position! Musk, from a South African teenager to a legendary dreamer, never expected that he would win this "big bet" again after the election results were announced. (The New York Times) commented on Musk, "the most successful and important entrepreneur in the world."
However, such a person who made great contributions to the election of Trump said very sincerely: "I always tell others that you envy me for being rich, but in fact there is nothing to envy, because I feel that I am now the same as an ordinary person. There is no difference between people. In my opinion, I am just a worker.”
This is the magical Musk. His existence makes us understand what an "entrepreneur" is. These words are enough to make countless domestic entrepreneurs feel ashamed. Musk's success is the real technological innovation and subversion. Each of his products is aimed at the bottleneck of human development, such as cars, rockets, etc. These things have a profound impact on mankind. He can be said to be an entrepreneur standing at the top of mankind.
Moreover, he never rests on his laurels. Every time he completes a feat, he immediately explores the next field. The places that are beyond the reach of humans are the goals he strives for.
What is even more commendable is that Musk has almost no material requirements. He never buys luxury villas, sports cars and yachts. In his words, "These will only reduce my work efficiency.
Musk's perception of this comes from his childhood experience. Musk was born in South Africa in 1971. His mother, Maye Musk, is a model and nutritionist. His father, Errol Musk, is an electronic mechanic. Musk is the eldest of three children in the family.
Musk should have had his father's protection in elementary and middle school, but his father was more focused on work and having fun, and he didn't care about his son at all, which made his days in school difficult. Musk once said: "He (father) always insulted me and looked down on me, and by the way, this is just the tip of the iceberg."
Before the age of 15, Musk was not tall. He was short and dull, and was definitely the most bullied one in the class. This situation is still the same today. Musk was powerless to resist at that time.
Therefore, those rebellious teenagers often beat and kicked Musk, often chased and bullied him for no reason. Musk was even isolated at school because he had no friends, and no one talked to him all day.
This kind of life made Musk reflect on his pain. He worked hard to learn wrestling and karate, and he became tall and strong. In the end, Musk's childhood ended at the age of 17. He left his father, left South Africa, and went to his mother. But his mother's life was too difficult. She had to work several jobs a day to support her and the children. In such a reality, Musk took out all his energy to fight against the sky, the earth, and people. The things he did that people saw as impossible were actually just a proof of his challenge to himself and life.
It was this experience that made Musk cherish everything he has now even more. He understood that wealth is not the only criterion for measuring a person's value. What is more important is to see how strong a person's ability to dig out wealth is.
Musk said: "I have always had a sense of existential crisis. I really want to find out the meaning of life and the purpose of the existence of all things. In the end, I concluded that if we can make the world's knowledge more and more advanced, then we will be more capable of asking better questions, improving the wisdom of all mankind, and working hard for a higher level of collective civilization. This is the meaning of life." This is the ideal of Musk, the head of Tesla icon. If you are going to do it, do it to the extreme, otherwise don't do it at all.
Musk's life is like a movie, full of passion, dreams and challenges. On the road to pursuing dreams, we should be like Musk, looking to the future without fear. Only in this way can we turn our thoughts into reality and accomplish what we want to do. Don't just stay in the thought and end up doing nothing. Hard work and struggle are the best choices.
