"Money won't make success. The freedom to make it will." Nelson Mandela

Welcome my wonderful readers!

This is an interesting quote from the late Nelson Mandela, and although I full-heartedly agree with it, it made me think of the TRUE freedom we have to make money, or the lack thereof.

We've all heard of how difficult it is to break into any industry that entertains. Hollywood, big publishing, A-list music. All tight-knit and great at keeping people out. I can understand needing a system to keep those with no specific talent out of a certain field, but there are two main problems of how this is done nowadays.

First problem is pretty obvious. For every one person with actual talent there are thousands who lack it, yet they are fighting side-by-side to get the attention of those who wield the power to change lives. Because of such, great talents are overlooked.

Secondly, many of these big-wigs don't actually have the talent to spot talent. You hear about it happening all the time in Hollywood. How such and such passed on what later became an Academy-Award winning film, etc.

So yeah, human freedom is above all the utmost of importance. But are we really equal in opportunity when it comes to having the freedom of how we choose to make a living? Based on the current system, I think not. After all, I was part of this rat race until recently, when I finally decided to self-publish.

There's one more thing I wanted to mention about Mandela. There's a great song that I always felt goes well with what he stood for. Here, have a listen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZEuSD...

See you tomorrow:)