This month’s writer’s prompt in my writing group I chose to use was: Write about a millionaire who suddenly loses his fortune and finds himself without any possessions. This is different from my usual writing as I delve into fiction. I’d be interested in where people reading this entry think I should go with the story. Ideas anyone? What follows is what I wrote:
To have it all is what makes us powerful. We strive for possessions and monetary gains so that we have total control over our lives and the people that we interact with. I always believed that that was the essence of life. So throughout my career I was focussed on what I could gain. I worked hard at first to gain position and fortune. The more that I made, the higher position in life I achieved the less, I had to work. I was a worker for a short period of time, moved up to supervisor, to management, to CEO. It didn’t matter to me who I stepped on as long as I got more. Through my ruthless pursuit of wealth and power I became one of the multitude of millionaires that exist, still striving to gain more. Love…Never found the right person. Everyone was a tool, so how could I find someone. Love…was money and power.
The accident was not planned. I can’t believe I fell for the scam. The hostile take over and scandal was poorly timed. I am back at the beginning. A time to reflect. A time for reality to sink in. A time to discover the real meaning of life. To survive.
My past left me no friends, no support and no where to go. Once where I thought there was light, there is now darkness and despair. But I can’t think that way. I won’t fall into the mindset of suicide and capitulation. I am still strong. I must go on. But maybe in a different direction. It’s time to explore. Time to explore the other side. Time to become what I never was. Time to live.
And then I met Tina.
