{"id":1887,"date":"2024-06-17T20:10:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2024-09-30T06:08:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T06:08:34","slug":"kickback-money-or-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/kickback-money-or-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickback money or robbery."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1887\" class=\"elementor elementor-1887\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2d89c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc2d89c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa10ce2 ahura-dark-mode-filter-texts-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa10ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:right;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>To avoid hardship in old age, one must practice contentment in youth; saving is essential for a smooth life in later years. When I started working, I had no capital, and the work I did was low-income. I earned six tomans a day; I saved three tomans of it, setting it aside. At the end of the month, what I had saved went towards the down payment for a carpet; there wasn&#8217;t much else I could do with that money; I couldn&#8217;t undertake any significant projects, but I figured this way, I could accumulate some capital. I paid a monthly installment of one hundred and twenty tomans; each carpet was one thousand and two hundred tomans. For several years, I saved half of my daily income until I had four carpets; at that time, our own carpet at home was worn out, but we didn&#8217;t use those carpets.<\/p><p>Someone near Boraghan Street had five hundred square meters of land they wanted to sell; they asked for five thousand tomans. I inquired, &#8220;Would you exchange it for carpets?&#8221; They agreed, &#8220;Bring them, let me see&#8221;; eventually, they accepted, and we made the deal, transferring the land to my name.<\/p><p>Later, an interesting incident occurred; there were two brothers, builders, we called them architects. I saw them and said, &#8220;I have a piece of land, if you&#8217;re interested, I&#8217;ll sell it to you.&#8221; They replied, &#8220;We don&#8217;t have money, but we can enter a partnership.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t like the way they wanted to work; I said, &#8220;No, build on it, sell it, and then pay me.&#8221; They agreed; they were to pay me ten thousand tomans once they built and sold the property. They constructed four small houses; sold three and kept one for a long time; back then, it was on the city&#8217;s border, but later it became central. Eventually, they paid the ten thousand tomans, and we settled our account. After that, I found another piece of land near Dr. Homayoun Street, Gandom Bakhsh alley; I bought it for ten thousand tomans. I had an acquaintance who was an architect, a very good person; he was childless. I told him, &#8220;I&#8217;ve bought this land; do you want to build on it?&#8221; He agreed to build, sell, and then pay me twenty thousand tomans. The architect built four units; sold one, paid for the materials; then suggested I live there. I agreed; he lived on the first floor, we lived on the second. In that house, my daughter nearly fell from the second floor; we lived there for two years; then the architect sold the house, paid me twenty thousand tomans, and kept the rest. Again, I was looking for a house; this time, I found two; we agreed on thirty-two thousand tomans. How much money did I have? Only twenty thousand tomans. We arranged for a promissory note and incremental payments. Each of those houses had several floors; we moved into one of them. Later, I gave one block to Mr. Kamali. He was once my mentor; I settled with him at the same price I had purchased it. Since that building was better, Kamali paid two thousand tomans more, which I used to settle debts. It took some time to settle and finish the promissory notes.<\/p><p>About a year had passed since the completion of the Karaj Dam; houses in that area were going underwater; the government compensated residents to move out. Suddenly, a large influx of people came to Karaj looking for homes; a thousand people were seeking houses; this drove up the house prices. I had an expert price the house at forty thousand tomans. I sold it and bought an old house in Hasar for seventeen thousand tomans; I repaired it and we lived there for a few years; then sold it for fifty thousand tomans and again bought land in Karaj; I built on it, we moved in, and we are still leaving there.<\/p><p>In life, one must be patient, content, and live healthily; indulgence and lack of contentment lead to failure. If we had spent that initial five thousand tomans in the first year, nothing would have remained; those daily three tomans, with patience, turned into a house now worth millions of tomans after a few years. One must be content, not expecting to become wealthy overnight; otherwise, one must either claim entitlements or resort to theft. Success doesn&#8217;t come instantly; it requires time, care, perseverance, patience, and contentment. Today&#8217;s youth are impatient, they get involved, torture themselves, and upset those around them; yet, if they are patient, content, avoid extravagance, and plan for the future, they will succeed. When I bought my first house, I knew the city would expand, and that area would become central.<\/p><p>With the five thousand tomans I received from my father, I bought a piece of land in Hasanabad for seven thousand tomans. At that time, the whole village was communal property, divided into ninety-six shares. After a while, the lands were partitioned; I ended up with twenty-five thousand square meters. They laid out streets and built a square there; it took forty years for those few parcels to appreciate to a value of several million tomans. Honesty, integrity, and contentment must go hand in hand for a person to succeed; if one starts life correctly, they will ultimately succeed. The contentment of my youth is why I am at peace in my old age; the greatest misery for a person is poverty in old age. One must consider old age in their youth; the elderly lack the strength to work, and this is the greatest torment for a person. As one ages, their eyesight, brain, and hands no longer function well, and they may need to walk with a cane; these are things one must consider in their youth. If a person is not in need in old age, they can endure all these difficulties, but life for a needy person is hell. Of course, poverty in youth is also hard, but the young can work, earning at least enough for their daily bread; but the elderly cannot, they are incapacitated. I speak from my experience, so others know how to live without need. Indeed, honesty in life is very important; at one time, I bought a piece of land with the agreement to pay for it over nine months, but I settled it in three months; the seller said, &#8220;I am building a house in Tehran, what you did was a great help. I am an important person, if you need anything, just tell me&#8221;; later, I referred two tasks to him, one for myself and one for another; he completed both. 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When I started working, I had no capital, and the work I did was low-income. I earned six tomans a day; I saved three tomans of it, setting it aside. 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