Know thyself from Bill gates

The billionaires like Bill gates, Warren Buffet, NR Narayana Moorthy(infosys) renounced recently their interest in the Corporate world. Bill Gates and Warrent Buffet also donated large part of their wealth for the welfare of mankind. This offers some thing to learn which helps to know thyself.

BILL GATES and Warren Buffett have grabbed headlines lately not for the usual reason of the record fortunes they've amassed, but because of the record sums they plan to give away to charity.
Bill Gates--cofounder of Microsoft and the world's wealthiest man for 12 years running, announced that he would retire from business to concentrate on managing the philanthropic foundation he runs with his wife. Almost simultaneously, Buffett--the world's second-richest man--declared that he would donate more than 80 percent of his fortune, mostly to the Gates foundation, which promises to devote its efforts to combating AIDS, especially in Africa.Buffett donated about $31 billions or 45 lakhs crores rupees of money .
Bill Gates created history in earning and changing the world with his hard work and contribution to Windows platform and other Microsoft products. Buffet also raised to riches through his meticulous hard work in stock broking.You may find 100 more similar rich people in forbes list, but these two distinguised them selves by detaching to wealth , voluntarily. It is very difficult to supress the desire to earn more and more money.
Similarly, Mr Narayana Moorthy, of Infosys, is renouncing his attachment to his prestigious company on his 60th birth day.He already is involved in philonthropic activities.His thinking is also very philonthropic. He is a special man with vision, values and most respected CEO in the world.
Let us know what Eesaa vasyopanishad (A very famous useful upanishad). It starts with "Eesaa vasyam midagam sarvam yat kinchit jagatam..". What it says is , The entire world is filled , occupied by the God and you can enjoy evertything in this world with a mind of renounciation (detachment). Translation of Isa upanishad and also here

According to the above upanishad teaching, the above people earned with , definietely, a good heart , worked hard and amassed wealth. Since detachment wisdom is in their heart, they have taken a decision to renounce this Lobha (greed , one of the notorious enemies) and spent most of their later life in human service.This has two effects. One , their individual contribution because ot their decisions. Second one is they became role model for future millionaires, showing the path what is to be done after amassing wealth.
As per the upanishad, you should be in a position to quit all your belongings when you have to. For example, a head master of a school has been transfered to another school. He will leave all the benches, chairs in the school and go to another place, without taking them with him. He knows that he can use them as long as he is the head master in that school. When the time comes to leave for another place, he should not cry over leaving these articles in the previous school. Similarly, as long as you are in this world, you can enjoy everty thing that is provided to you by God, with a clear mind and intention that they are not yours and you have to leave them at one time. And , simultaneously, never have an eye on others belongings or properties.