Jeff Bezos can spend gazillions on his wedding but he could not buy the class, elegance and warmth of a simple garden wedding in any culture anywhere. Donald Trump can invade and try to control the Kennedy Center but he could not be there in any other way lacking achievements or grace. Social status is achieved only if it also brings respect for the course of one's life and how one spends their personal capital. It does not require wealth although if one has it and uses it well respect can follow. A simple life lived with purpose and dedication achieves more than flamboyant ostentation or authoritarian bullying. Bezos and Trump may live in South Florida but they will never earn the status of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, Maurice Ferre, Mitchell Kaplan, Mike Eidson, Micky Arison, Frank Malcolm Cunningham Sr and many more. The world may be a stage but if you only remain as an actor and never step out of your role to become a person your life is still only theater. And Bezos and Trump will never win an Oscar or an Emmy.
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