CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 6 , 2025
WARREN BUFFETT, THE INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ONE OF THE WORLD’S RICHEST MEN, IS RETIRING. HE IS 94 YEARS OLD.
BUFFETT, WHO IS WORTH AN ESTIMATED $168 BILLION, DISPLAYED HIS PATRIOTISM AND OPTIMISM. HIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AT THE END OF A FIVE HOUR QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION AS HE RECALLED DECADES-OLD EVENTS AND DELIGHTED AN AUDIENCE OF 40 THOUSAND WITH STORIES AND ADVICE. HE SAID THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE ALIVE AND TO BE AN AMERICAN.
ALL OF THAT MAY BE TRUE, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING OF FAR GREATER IMPORTANCE. BUFFETT AND MICROSOFT FOUNDER BILL GATES HAVE PLEDGED TO GIVE AWAY ALL THEIR MONEY BEFORE THEY DIE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE IT UP ANYWAY, BECAUSE AS THE SAYING GOES “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU.”
MAKING ONE’S FINANCIAL LIFE SECURE ON THIS EARTH IS A NICE GOAL, BUT WHAT ABOUT ETERNITY AND WHERE WE WILL SPEND IT? IS THAT NOT THE ULTIMATE QUESTION? 94 YEARS IN THIS FALLEN WORLD IS A BLIP ON THE RADAR SCREEN. WHERE WILL WE SPEND ETERNITY – IN HEAVEN OR HELL – IS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION. TOO BAD THAT DIDN’T COME UP IN THE QUESTION AND ASNWER SESSION. BUT THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, IF PEOPLE WOULD ONLY OPEN THEIR MINDS AND HEARTS TO IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
