Peter G. Peterson, the co-founder of the Blackstone Group, wrote in Newsweek of giving away his fortune.
He concluded his column with this exchange that crystallized his philanthropy involving authors Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller.
Vonnegut told a story about seeing Heller at a wealthy hedge-fund manager's party in a luxurious house in the Hamptons. Vonnegut said, "Joe, doesn't it bother you that this guy makes more in a day than you ever made from Catch-22?
"Not really," said Heller. I have something that he doesn't have: I know the meaning of enough."
The Tao says this: "To keep on filling is not as good as stopping."
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