When Richard Williams watched tennis on television in 1979 and learned that professional players could earn $40,000 for four days of work, he didn't just see a business opportunity—he saw a destiny waiting to be written. His daughters weren't even born yet, but Richard was already crafting what would become one of the most extraordinary success stories in sports history.
What makes Richard's story so compelling isn't just that he succeeded against impossible odds. It's that he understood something most of us experience but rarely acknowledge: every human relationship operates according to invisible forces as predictable and powerful as the laws of physics. Just as gravity pulls objects together while electromagnetic forces can push them apart, two fundamental energies govern every interaction between people—the propelling energy of power and the attracting energy of love.
From ancient grain silos to modern stock portfolios, humanity has never escaped the simple and seductive equation of worth with wealth. What once meant counting cattle and measuring harvests now translates to luxury cars in garages, real estate, and stock portfolios that supposedly validate our existence.
This material obsession permeates every layer of society. We often measure a person's success not by their character, but through Forbes listings, where billionaires become demigods and their net worth determines newsworthiness. Corporations chase market share and revenues, while entire nations reduce their complexity to a single, cold number: GDP. Whether we're measuring individuals, companies, or countries, we've surrendered to the same primitive impulse—believing that accumulation equals achievement.
I was once involved with an ethical dilemma that would leave us uneasy for years. The patient was a child diagnosed with a serious but treatable medical condition. The recommended protocol was clear: surgery followed by medical treatment. The treatment had more than an 90% success rate. Without it, the disease would progress and the outcome would be much worse.
The parents were well-educated, loving people who simply believed that a radical change in diet, combined with certain alternative therapies, would cure their child. Our team presented the medical evidence and the likely scenario if prompt treatment isn’t done. Nothing worked.
