Proverb: Have it all

What the heck does it mean to have it all?

You can go to the beach early in the afternoon on an island paradise and think the people you see there have it.

Then again, you can walk down a street in Tokyo, see a young lady driving a McLaren F1 and think she has it all too.

The definition of having it all depends on the individual, what ‘it’ is for them, and how much of it they want.

Generally speaking, though, to have it all means to have everything that you want and perhaps a little bit more.

I think it also means to be content with what you have and comfortable with your circumstances.

The average Joe often looks at someone like Jeff Bezos and thinks he must have it all.

Bezos is the wealthiest man in the world. In less than 25 years, he grew a company from a one-person book-selling operation in a garage to the largest online retailer in the world.

That’s pretty good.

I can tell you that if I owned Amazon, I’d consider it time to step aside and enjoy the fruits of my labours.

You can think what you like about Amazon and Jeff Bezos, but there’s no denying that he must have worked hard to get to where he and the company are now.

We don’t know what having it all means to Mr. Bezos.

Maybe he has it.

Perhaps he doesn’t.

Only he knows for sure.

Then we see a 65-year-old retired guy driving a new Suzuki Lapin with a can of coffee in the cup holder, a baseball cap covering his bald spot, and an old Shiba Innu in the passenger seat beside him.

Perhaps he has it all.

I mean, what more do you need than a car, coffee and a faithful friend?

To have it all, do you really need to have it all?

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