I Could Have Made Tons Of Money – Story #1.

I Could Have Made Tons Of Money – Story #1.

Many people who had looked back on their past will regret over wasted opportunities to get rich quickly.

I, on the other hand, can look back on many opportunities to get rich quickly but I never regret that I did not capitalize on these opportunities.

Throughout my life, I have struck gold or had money dropped into my lap on many occasions.

However, I have walked away from that unclean wealth.
Case in point, when I was a student, I had to earn my keep by working at the defunct Sungei Road Flea Market.

In the days of old, Sungei Road Flea Market was sometimes known as the Thieves Market.

I was working as an honest hawker selling all kinds of clothing.
But it was not the most lucrative trade.

There were many opportunities to earn a quick buck by getting involved in different illegal and unethical activities.

For example, at the lower end in the chain of darkness, a young boy could be paid handsomely by helping gambling dens to act as a lookout for the police.

Then, there was more money to be made as a petty thief, pickpocket, and purse-snatcher.

At the higher end, I could get rich real fast by peddling drugs and being involved with other evil activities.

In addition to working in Sungei Road Flea Market, I was working as a kitchen help and a waiter at a restaurant.

As the youngest of the crew, I was taught by my older colleagues on various ways to “earn” extra benefits.

For instance, I could bring home some of the food items and other things in the restaurant.

And pocket some money without billing the customers.

Was I ever tempted to earn those dirty money?

Not for a single moment.

Wisdom from the street taught me the “easy come, easy go” principle.

If you earn easy money, you could lose them easily too.

Furthermore, never mucked around with karma.

The evil that you did would return to you multifold.

I just could not live with and live down any act of wrongdoing and sense of guilt.

If that happened, I would never be able to sleep well.

And I loved my sleep too much to sacrifice any part of it for money.

My street name was “Siow” which sounded like “Crazy” in Hokkien.

Some of my childhood friends still call me by that nickname.

I may be crazy but I am not crazy enough to play the fool with my integrity, my life, and my future.

To be continued…

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