In this impassioned monologue, Hesed Ojieh shares his personal journey from extreme poverty—sleeping on a cold floor in Rancho Palos Verdes—to moments where money enabled basic comforts, such as earphones on a long budget flight. He repeatedly emphasizes that, while money itself is not inherently good, it is essential for providing his children with quality education, avoiding student loans, and securing a better life for his family. Ojieh rebukes anyone who dismisses the value of money, framing such criticism as a disrespect to his suffering and labor, and invokes the name of Jesus to underscore the seriousness of his plea. He warns that anti‑money rhetoric harms future generations by depriving them of resources they could otherwise share. The overall purpose is to motivate listeners to recognize the “flow of abundance” around them, to seek financial empowerment, and to use that empowerment to uplift their families and communities.
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Some people don't understand that the flow of abundance is right where you are. I want to begin to equip you, to train you, to empower you, to help you. You need me, you need Dr. Hesed, you need me to show you. I've been broke, I've been sick, I've been sick of looking for money for my family. Don't tell me about Money is not good? Don't tell me that. Money is not good, but I need it for my children to go to better schools. Money is not good, but I need it for my family to have a good education. Don't tell me money is not good. Don't tell me. You disrespect my suffering, disrespect my work, my labor. Don't tell me that, please, in the mighty name of Jesus. Don't tell me that. Because I've been through the most difficult time. I almost lost my mind. You can't tell me that money is not good. I'm sleeping on the floor in Rancho Palos Verdes, 60 years ago, lying on the floor crying, no mattress. The cold was so brutal. Tell me money is not good. It affords you— don't tell me you don't need finances. It affords you good education. You don't need student loans. Finances is not good. You can take your children and give them the best life has. Don't tell me it's not good. I was flying from London to Orlando, Florida. I was on an economy budget airline. I couldn't, for 8 hours, I could not listen to music, video, audio, nothing. I called the air hostess, "I need earphone." She told me it's $5. Listen, I would have been on that flight if I didn't have money. I've been on that flight 8.5 hours looking and listening, hoping and thinking, wishing that I'm watching the video or listening to music or listening to an audiobook. Money afforded me that opportunity. So please, when I see people that are shouting for money, finances, I'm worried because they are depriving, stealing from their generation. Stealing from people they can help. Stealing from people that need what they can provide.
