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A quick comment about this famous saying

I believe this quote may have been stated by Bill Gates.  He seems like the type of individual to make such a comment.

This quote is a reflection on how something becomes more valuable when more people place value in the item…and in the information age, information has indeed become a valuable commodity.

Imagine knowing where gold or diamonds or oil were.  This information would be practically as valuable as the gold, diamonds or oil themselves.

But the meaning of this quote goes even further.  Imagine if information were the gold or oil itself…the very thing being sought or tapped into…is this not the case today?

And if there were an organization that had much of this information, would it not be a very powerful entity…because everyone would seek the information, need it, value it, depend on it and use it.

This reminds me of the internet…or of specific information on the Internet, or pergha-s a search engine or portal.  These are the new gold and diamond mines and oil wells to be tapped.  And the more that people use and rely on this, the more valuable this becomes.

What to do with this quote

Think for a moment in your life, your family’s life and even on your job what information has become so valuable that it is like a gold mine.  Perhaps it’s information about how to prevent getting diabetes, or how to prevent a disease.

Would you say that’s more valuable;e than gold or diamonds? I say yes…I’d rather have my health any day than all of the money in the world.  No amount of money can by health or love.

And though it can buy a lot of things, just remember that information never buys money, but that money buys information and that information is what often gives the power to earn money in the first place.  Information has truly become a new form of wealth.