Emphasis Preaching Journal

Anne was a true success story. She was a stockbroker with a major firm in New York City. She had done very well investing her own money. She drove a nice car, had a nice apartment, and vacationed in nice places. She told me that she had decided on this career even as she went to high school in the hills of one of the poorest states in Appalachia. She said she would pay the price for success. I was curious as to why success was such a valued thing for Anne. Her response went something like this. "Where I grew up everyone was poor.