Today, I got friends visiting from afar. It is a joyous occasion to have people drive many miles to see me—to quote Confucius 1
子曰。學而時習之、不亦說乎。 有朋自遠方來、不亦樂乎。
The Master said: “Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places?
I think one good thing that is coming out of all this C'Rona stuff is that many people have come to question their "old" lifestyles of half a year or so back and are rediscovering what it is that they value most.
In my case, I've been given the opportunity to reach out and contact people in what otherwise might be overly "busy" times.
Investing in stuff that isn't Federal Reserve notes
Obviously, having lots of dollars in the US is helpful for stuff like getting food, shelter, transporation, etc.
However, it is not difficult to see how only "storing up earthly treasures" is not a wise solution for the forward looking person. What if you owned a ton of real estate, and then communists took over? You would probably either (1) lose your land, or (2) become the corrupt oligarch you never wanted to become.
What if you went through college, got all A's, but didn't make any friends/connections? Indeed, that's what a lot of people will probably do in online schooling these days.