Quote from FreedomPhighter:
Thanks for the reply. I suppose I have some issues that need to be dealt with. First of all, I am very proud of my educational accomplishments. Such pride must be a function of my family background. Neither of my parents graduated from high school until about five years ago when my mother completed an associates degree and her GED. My father has been a food vendor for nearly 30 years (you know those hotdog wagons you see in NYC?) Above material objects of possession, I value intellectual curiosity because I have found that through education, I am able to stand on equal grounding with my peers most of whom have had a much less modest upbringing. It gives me a great sense of accomplishment when I consider the fact that even people from wealthy families who attended expensive private schools aren't usually provided with the opportunity to study at Oxford ( a.k.a the college of the Queen); when people bash me I assume, perhaps unjustifiably, that it is out of envy and that the people who do such bashing are probably the rich kids who DIDN'T get into Oxford (in other words, whose place I took upon acceptance). Nonetheless, you can see that something pissed people off about my post. You say it was the fact that I posted to many forums; I believed, perhaps erroneously, that it was out of envy. Still, with the many negative responses I am getting from people, I am not completely sure that envy is not the determining factor.
Like I have said in my other post, my primary reason for joining elitetrader.com was to get some answers to my question. Therefore, as you have already pointed out, I only included information in my profile that would pertain to my question. I have many interests not related to my educational or career aspirations. However, I am generally the type of person who filters all unnecessary information as I work toward a specific goal. Thus, as I study toward my MsC I will have only one thing on my mind: Successfully completing the degree requirements. When I trade, I will have only one thing on my mind: successfully trading the market. To be successful at anything worthwhile, one must be willing to give up a substantial part of one's life, essentially sacrificing everything for the purposes of achieving the goal. Perhaps it is this determination, combined with a bit of god given genius, that has always set me apart from my peers (I am humble in that I attribute my genius to GOD....if i claimed otherwise, then I'd be arrogant....note the distinction). Always lacking of material possessions, I strove for idealistic intellectual pursuits my entire life. It is only recently that I have decided that I want to become a millionaire. With my determination and analytical prowess, I don't believe anything can stand in my way (except for GOD, of course).
Perhaps you now have a better understanding of why I take so much pride in my educational accomplishments. I have no reason to be arrogant but many reasons to be humble. As I have always held, I really have no choice BUT to be humble despite apparant appearances to the contrary. Just a poor boy here whose determination and genius got him into Oxford (well it certainly wasn't my rich daddy right?)
Thanks again for the reply! I do appreciate your lengthy response.
Obeisantly,
