When men have money, they get bad, which is almost the accepted philosophy of the world. Because the temptation of the flower world is too strong, it is not easy for men to keep their original intentions.
However, one shot cannot overturn the whole ship, so there will be such a clear stream among men: even if they are worth a lot, even if there are many temptations, they are always waiting for only one woman.
Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim, ranks 13th on the list of the world's richest people, with a fortune of $81.2 billion. It is a veritable rich party.
But such a rich man has been single for 23 years because his wife died at the age of 59. Because of his love for his wife, Carlos never remarried.
Carlos was born in 1940 and can be called the rich second generation at that time. His father, a native of Lebanon, later emigrated to Mexico because of the civil war.
In order to make a living, his brainy father, Julian, opened a dry goods store in Mexico and then slowly developed into a real estate developer. This made life better for the family, and the mother had a total of six children, carlos was the fifth.
It can be seen from the data that Zhu Fang'an can quickly go from dry goods shop owner to business tycoon for a reason, he married the daughter of a wealthy Lebanese businessman. With his father-in-law's financial support, he was able to get rich quickly.
The so-called dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, and the son of the mouse will punch holes. Under the influence of his father, Julie, Carlos was shrewd and capable from an early age. It is said that when he was a child, he often helped his father to see the shop, and the "return" was a few pesos of pocket money per week.
Carlos's childhood
Moreover, there must be a clear record of where this money is spent and what it is done. His father asked him to understand the value of each peso he spent, which he scrupulously recorded in the ledger.
Good self-management and self-control are the basis for Carlos' success. At the age of 11, he received a small "business start-up fund" from his father, which he then bought into government-issued bonds.
Unexpectedly, this made Carlos make a profit. So he switched the money to a bank stake, and by the age of 15 he was one of the shareholders of Mexico's largest bank.
Carlos began trading stocks at the age of 17, when he not only had his own economic independence, but also the ability to afford investment failures.
"My father was my best mentor, and he made me understand how important courage is to a person. He was a successful businessman, but more than that a brilliant father. ”
Carlos said this when recalling his father, it is clear that if the family is a subtlety of a person's three views, then Julian has left a precious "wealth" for his son.
Of course, in addition to his spiritual wealth, he did not forget to leave a lot of real money for his children. He died at the age of 13 and divided his vast financial wealth among his six children.
In 1962, Carlos graduated from university, where he first studied engineering and technology, and became a teacher after graduation. This behavior itself is a bit confusing, isn't it? Obviously, he was a person with a strong economic mind, but he did not choose economics, did not choose to do business, but became a teacher.
However, this was only a small episode in Carlos's life. While he was in school, he experienced an unexpected financial investment, which affected his personal wealth a lot.
Being a teacher is probably Carlos's dormant period, because soon he will "re-emerge".
In 1966, at the age of 26, Carlos married Somaia. Somaia comes from a political family in Lebanon, with money and capable people. Her uncle, Amin Gemmayel, was a former president of Lebanon.
However, do not doubt carlos's love for Somayad, from the influence of his father, he is very traditional to the family, heavy on the family, heavy on love, with his wife, children to share success is his greatest joy.
And Somaya is also very powerful, with a strong artistic appreciation ability. At the beginning of the marriage, the young couple went to Europe for their honeymoon, and the major art museums were naturally indispensable.
On his way home, Somayah attended an auction and managed to auction off a 16th-century painting. That was the beginning of Carlos's true association with art, and from then on, he and his wife became the best partners in art.
Soon, Carlos's career also took a turn for the stockbroker's business. But his biggest transformation was through the political connections of his wife's family, and he successfully gained a controlling stake in the Mexican telephone company.
Some people say that the controlling stake in the Mexican Telephone Company makes Carlos a real rich man, maybe because this status makes him a lot of money. It has even been said that the Mexican people had to stuff money into Carlos's pocket as soon as they opened their eyes.
Because of this economic support, Carlos embarked on a journey of true business empire. However, he never ignored his wife, even his own Carlso Group, which was also named after the abbreviation letters of his and his wife's names: "Grupo Carso".
Carlos and his wife have always been in a loving relationship, and they have had 6 children, three sons and three daughters. Usually, Somaya is very traditional and never likes to show his face.
Because her husband's career was too busy, Somaya took on the important responsibility of taking care of the housework and taking care of the children. Carlos occasionally shared home life with his children, and the traditional concept of family made him attach great importance to the atmosphere of the family.
Unfortunately, such a perfect home changed in 1999: Somaya had kidney problems and eventually died.
In fact, as recently as 1998, Carlos underwent surgery for heart problems. At that time, he probably did not expect that his wife would leave earlier than himself.
So Carlos, 59, was hurt by this blow and lived for a long time in pain and self-blame, blaming himself for taking too little care of his wife.
For this reason, for more than twenty years after the death of his wife, Carlos never thought of remarrying. Instead, his children often saw a father sitting quietly, smoking a cigar and staring at the paintings on the wall in a daze.
Carlos has 6 children and has multiple grandchildren, and they all know that at this time, the father, or grandfather, is thinking of his wife who has passed away.
Today, Carlos is 82 years old and in good health. But he doesn't seem to be getting married again, living with a large family. In addition to the marriage of their daughters, all three sons have always lived in the same family, and the separation of families is another form of Carlos's traditional family concept.
And, because of his age, Carlos no longer has the energy to take care of his own business. The eldest son, Domit, took over the family business, while the other children took up separate positions in the business.
For Carlos, he was always surrounded by a large family, and even his daughter and son-in-law would always live by his side. Unfortunately, he still feels lonely, because the person who knows him best in the world is gone.
Carlos and his descendants
Love can sometimes not be defined by romance, but it can be measured by long-term affection. Carlos may have other problems, but for the family, for his wife, he is qualified, even excellent.
And through Carlos's behavior, it seems to have given many people enlightenment: in a lifetime, the real wealth may be the woman next to you who does not abandon. Because whether it is the motivation of your struggle or the cause passed down by the children, it comes from her dedication.