OWN WHAT NO ONE CAN OUTBUY PART III
At around 40,000 feet above the earth, looking down upon a blanket of clouds
during a flight from Hong Kong to Delhi, Dr. Abhishek Gilara experienced a
simple feeling: accomplishment. But instead of simply enjoying the view, he
asked a deeper question: Why do human beings feel so fulfilled when they
rise? That question became the beginning of this book. We spend much of life
trying to move upward—higher income, higher positions, bigger businesses,
larger houses, more expensive possessions and greater recognition. But what
happens when someone richer enters the room? If your feeling of success
depends upon owning something more expensive than another person, the
race never ends. There is always another car, another house, another watch,
another number and another price tag. So what should we really try to own?
OWN WHAT NO ONE CAN OUTBUY — PART III explores that question—not by rejecting money, ambition or luxury, but by
expanding our deinition of wealth. Because some of life’s greatest assets cannot simply be purchased: character, integrity, discipline,
health, wisdom, trust, knowledge, kindness, peace, good karma and spiritual depth. These assets possess an extraordinary
quality: someone else’s wealth does not make them smaller. Through personal relections and lessons from business,
travel, spirituality, mentors, family legacy and disciplined living, Dr. Gilara explores why achievement feels so powerful, why
being a child of the Almighty should make us think bigger, and why ambition should be directed towards the right mountains.
He asks questions many successful people eventually face: What if I reach the top but lose my health while climbing? What
if my business becomes bigger while my peace becomes smaller? What if my wealth increases but my character decreases?
What if I win a race I never truly wanted to run? And most importantly, what if the person I become is more important than
the possessions I collect? This book challenges the reader to shift from comparison to self-mastery—from “Does he have more
than me?” to “Have I become more than I was yesterday?” Because the strongest competition is not with another person. It
is with your own unused potential. Height is impressive, but direction is decisive. Success in the wrong direction is still the
wrong direction. Someone else’s success does not reduce your possibilities. Material wealth should support life, not become
the deinition of life. Gratitude and ambition can exist together. The higher you rise, the more humility you need. Your greatest
assets should be those that make you capable of rebuilding even when circumstances change. A big life is not necessarily a visible
life—it is a meaningful one. We are children of the Almighty, so our ambition should become larger than comparison and
display. And the greatest wealth is often earned through practice, not purchased through price. Do not spend your life trying to
become unbeatable in price. Become extraordinary in what price cannot buy. Build a body strengthened by discipline, a mind
enriched by knowledge, a name strengthened by trust, a character protected by principles, a life enriched by relationships, a
heart strengthened by gratitude and a soul grounded in God. Because when these become your greatest possessions, another
person’s bigger bank balance cannot make you feel poor. That is the freedom this book is about. OWN WHAT NO ONE CAN
OUTBUY. Not so you can become superior to others, but so you can become the person you were truly capable of becoming.
































