After internal debate over what to ramble about in this week’s blog, ultimately I stumbled upon the idea to share the best three quotes that I have gotten in my experience with the Open House on Ali’i Drive.  For starters, II do truly think that getting a chance to meet and talk to so many different people with such a vast array of experiences and views is truly a blessing and unique experience.  It is my belief that there is something that can be taken from every one that we meet in our life and our days here in this life.  I think this holds true whether the person we meet has a view, opinion, or attitude that positively or negatively affects us.  Don’t you think that you could learn just as much from a negative nelly as you could from being around someone who radiates positivity and sees the world through a similar lens as yourself? In this week's blog,  I just wanted to take a quick minute to share my top 3 favorite quotes that have come up somehow in casual conversation during showings at the Royal Ali’i Open House.   

 

  • “Company is like fish, no matter how good it is, the longer you keep it, ultimately it will  always start to stink.”

 

When the lady who was in the model home said this, I quite literally had to stop, ask her to say it again, and was baffled at what lay within what she had just said. To me, this was a funny and goofy way to say something that was very true. Apparently this is a common saying, but I must say that I myself had never heard this.  If you have heard this then lucky you, but I can say that this may be one of the truest statements that I have heard in a while, especially considering the significance of the time of year with the Holiday season being upon us.  While I do love my family so so much, I will be the first to admit that there are times where my family and I have reached our social time limit together and I swear that at that point they are doing everything and anything in their power just to drive me crazy.

 

I know this is not actually true, and that they are not purposely trying to drive me crazy but still, it could be..

 

  • “We have always bought bigger and more than we should have, and it has always worked out for us.”

 

In context, these folks were talking about their home in comparison to their life currently and their goals.  I like to think of myself generally as a positive person who, most days, has a positive disposition, so this was music to my ears.  As in the next quote and this one, there is a theme of humble optimism and courage.  I personally think courageous humility is one of the most inspiring and beautiful traits to observe from a person. I am pleased to say that in getting to know the folks who said this, that this is exactly how they live and go through most of their life.  Now I do not think it is wise to “fly by the seat of your pants” blindly making rash major decisions such as buying a home.  These folks undoubtedly had a plan, and the courage it takes to “jump” in faith on something that Is really not a sure fire bet is admirable nonetheless. 

 

  • “The harder I worked, the luckier I got.”

 

Another gem! This one also made me stop and mill over what had just gone into my ears.  I know for a fact that this gentleman who said this had no clue about the weight of what he really was saying, and how this slew of words came over me.  Again, humble courage in its purest form.  This came from an ex-CEO of a large pizza chain as well as a long tenured career in finance.  While it seems the old time sentiment of “dream big and work hard” has slowly dissipated away,  it was a breath of fresh air to hear this.  Even in my life up to this point, given my life may  not be as long as this gentlemans,  I can personally say that I feel this statement is very true. To me it seems that the more I pour myself into the work I do and the people I work with/for, the more things just tend to “work out” in the end.  It is a strange phenomenon, but oddly enough, it’ll all work out in the end.