I was introduced to bitcoin in 2013 by my friend, but I was skeptical about it. Back then I believed it was one of those investment schemes that usually crash within a short period of time . My friend tried everything he could to make me understand that bitcoin is the future of money, but I gave him no listening ears, he got tired of talking to me about bitcoin. I was waiting patiently for the day he will come crying to me that bitcoin has crashed and all his investments gone.
But to my biggest surprise and to my loss, I have been waiting for over a decade now and bitcoin has never crashed instead it has been gaining popularity and global adoption. My friend who first told me about bitcoin is now a millionaire in dollars. This happened before my very eyes and I have been a regret for not listening to him when he was talking to me about bitcoin. I haven’t made any significant progress in my financial life since then, but I was presented with the opportunity to change my narrative ten years ago but I couldn’t. Today marks it exactly ten years since my friend talked to me about bitcoin. I decided to take the bold step to adopt bitcoin and spread the knowledge to others. After reading many articles about bitcoin I have come to realize that bitcoin is the future of money. I have also learned the bitcoin is not a get rich quick scheme. But I am ready to start up this journey with due diligence and continuous learning because knowledge is power. I will do my best to promote bitcoin to the people around me, to the villages and communities around my region. I’m doing this so that people will get to know the truth as I don’t want others to have the regrets I have today. I want to give people the same opportunity that my friend gave me ten years ago. I will do my best and the choice is theirs to make. I will never give up on my quest to spread bitcoin to others. So help me God!!
I haven’t made any significant progress in my financial life since then
This is something that should lead you to think that regret isn't exactly the right feeling here. I assume that you haven't been in a luxurious financial position and then it is even harder to let yourself convince of a brand new technology and also take the next step and invest real money into it. Some are more cautious in times when there is no affluent cash available. And trust me, there are a lot of other people looking back and thinking the same as you. Some of them who have been part of this industry for a long time. Check out at what price Vitalik Buterin sold his first ETH. The founder himself of Ethereum. Markets are difficult to predict and it is often those who already have cash who make a lot more with risky investments because they don't have to sell and could swallow a loss in case it goes wrong.
Imagine you are one of those guys who threw their HDD into the trash with 8,000 Bitcoin stored on it. There are several of those examples who already had their hands on Bitcoin but then made a mistake of some kind. Sell too early, lose the keys, whatever.