There is a good old story that is often narrated about a young boy and a wise old man. I will save the juicy one-hour tale for another day. Today i would like us to reflect on the gist of this story.

The wise old man travelled from village to village and from town to town and along the way, people would line up to ask him their most difficult questions.

One day he noticed a young boy, barely in his teens, buried in the long queue and his curiosity was aroused. He approached the boy and asked,"Son, what question do you have for the old man?"

The boy looked up shyly, fixed his eyes on the wrinkled brow of the wise man and carefully stretched out his arm. Inside his small closed fist was a beautiful butterfly he had caught the previous day.

"Sir, if indeed you are as wise as everyone believes you to be, please tell me whether the butterfly in my hand is dead or alive," the boy challenged the wise man.

For a minute or so the wise man was lost for words. You could have heard a pin drop as the crowd waited in bated breath for what seemed like the ultimate David versus Goliath showdown.

The small boy thought he had finally cornered the wise old man. If the wise man said the butterfly was alive, the boy would squeeze his fingers and squash the butterfly to death. If the wise man said the butterfly was dead, he would slowly open his hand and the butterfly would happily fly away.

The old man stared straight into the boy's wide expectant eyes then glanced at the little closed hand and slowly shook his head from side to side. Then he said,"Son, whether the butterfly is dead or alive, it depends on you."

Every morning of every day, is your golden chance to either kill or promote your dream of financial independence. Jim Rohn said that in any two years you can do something to make the next 6 years better than the last 6 years.

IT DEPENDS ON YOU!