The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift is an awesome movie, which I highly recommend to aspiring young people who are carving out their lives.

Jason Stevens thought he would inherit a big fortune when his grandfather Red Stevens, a billionaire, died.

Most of Red Stevens’ relatives are greedy and self-serving. If Jason inherited a big fortune from his grandfather, he would end up like his relatives, who are greedy freeloaders. Well, you know the type - life-sucking parasites that live on other people’s toil and blood. Pathetic and despicable!

Jason is promised the ultimate gift if he promises to take on a series of challenges and tasks. He will be given a gift for each challenge he overcomes.

On his first task, Jason has to labor on a farm in Texas. After he finishes the first task, he asks for his gift, not knowing that he’s given the gift of work.

For those people who have not worked for a single day in their lives, they find it hard to regard work as a gift. As I see it, nothing gives you more dignity than being able to work and rely on yourself. Work teaches discipline and builds character.

Jason is also challenged to reconsider the value of money. He’s asked to give his money to help someone who’s experiencing a real problem.

In my opinion, money has no value when it’s used for evil purposes or gained through despicable means. Those who know how to give and how to love are the richest people in the world.

By sticking with the quest for purpose and meaning, Jason receives a series of gifts before he’s given the ultimate gift:

“The gift of work
The gift of money (the value of money)
The gift of friends
The gift of learning
The gift of problems
The gift of family
The gift of laughter
The gift of dreams
The gift of giving
The gift of gratitude
The gift of a day
The gift of love”

I feel most fortunate that I have all of the above-mentioned gifts.

"Life lived to its fullest is its own ultimate gift."