My Parents: The Richest at Harvard 

Yeah sure I guess our parents were important but lets be honest, I’m the real reason you turned out okay

Best clickbait ever. Thats actually "clickbait" that I love and is really reasonable, well done John, well done! Parenting is such a complex topic, I really bow down to every single good parent out there. Love you Moms and Pops!

His parents raised him well

I clicked for the Harvard but stayed for the John Fish :)

You had a stable, enriching upbringing with married parents. Literally invaluable.

This is beautiful but also makes me kinda depressed. My parent's weren't monetarily rich either, but they also never gave an upbringing full of "cultural" experiences. My childhood memories are full of mundanity, of sitting in front of the tv, eating junk food and waiting for my parents to come home from work. That's not my parents fault I guess, they were working so hard to put a roof over my head. But I guess videos like this do inspire me to make sure I give my children an upbringing they deserve. Regardless of money I think the most important thing in life is to make sure you're actually living, rather than surviving.

My parents didn’t save a penny for my education and my mom tried to get me to drop out of college. She told me I’d end up homeless. I’m now working on my second Masters...

I'm blushing and slightly choked up. But the thing is this: John and his siblings are so easy to love. I think about the part toward the end of Charlotte's Web where Charlotte is handing off her egg sac, knowing she's about to die. She says of it, "This egg sac is my 'magnum opus'...my great work, the finest thing I have ever made." And that's true. PS You do still have to do some chores, buddy. Sorry.

As someone who used to be good friends with your older brother, your parents always stood out to me. Not only did they care for their own family but they also reached out and cared for me, and many other friends of their children. They were both wonderful role models and I hope to grow up to be a father like your dad. Awesome to see you recognize the wealth they bring to you and the rest of your siblings. Keep it up man!

My mother passed away on 25th June 2017. I wish to replace all of my money. Just for 1 minute see her and say goodbye.

Honestly it's hard for someone like me, whose parents never showed any kind of supporting or any love, to understand what you mean, especially the money part. But yeah you're lucky to have such a parents.

I just loved the message on this video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

this guy is to smart for us his click baiting skills are good too good...

It sounds like your parents are pretty amazing people and parents. I hope to be a parent just like them!

Your parents are one of a kind. very intelligent people who decided to raise an amazing family rather than pursue fortune. I always told myself deep down that i don't care about money as long as me and my loved ones are happy. I beat myself up because i don't like my current situation and i am not sure what my next move is. but i do know i want two things out of life, to help others, and to experience life with loved ones.

watching this the day after my high school graduation, really got me thinking of how blessed as I was, just like you. because I tell you, we had the same childhood. my dad was a teacher, and we would visit libraries, museums, and just spend days together during the summer. and I am glad that we bot got the chance to experience that awesome life. But I do believe that a lot of the things you said were very true, and I am glad that as high up in college mastery as it goes basically, that you still have this mindset. a lot of high school students think that money is the main reason to get a job, but you said it correct, money is a tool, not a prized possession. and I fully support you in that thinking process. so glad I found your channel! congrats on making it to Harvard!

My parents always used to say we are rich in life, i never really got it until now, thanks so much.

John thank you so much. After watching your videos I raised my average to 90%, started reading again and go on runs every second day. I really liked that book FLOW that you mentioned, which got me into philosophy books. This likely will not reach you and I could not express how your videos have helped me change in the past 4 months. But I hope you know that your content is enlightening people on the daily, including this video.

This is an amazing video!! As a person who had very similar experience with my own parents and being a parent myself now, this helped me realize things from both sides. Thanks so much for posting!! Your parents are very blessed to have you and it sounds like you’re blessed to have them!

Every week you find a new way to completely blow my mind. You are so good at this. Please don't ever stop making videos.💪☺

A family of 5 that gets to take off whenever they want just to take you to sports or museums? Cottage on the beach? Traveling the world? Tf yes you’re rich. Both of my parents worked 2 jobs. Hell when I was young my mom would take me with her wherever she was cleaning that day. My parents bout be a pillow from wall mart and some Vick’s for college. I had to go to school on a wrestling scholarship because if I didn’t my ass couldn’t afford college.

This seriously made me cry... This sounds so nice, I wish I had such a wonderful lovely family too...

I love you, John. You've always helped me get through difficult times, you've always had a fine perspective on life and I actually listen to your advice and read the books you recommend everytime, your parents created a wonderful human being.

I see the video quality has gone up with the sub count. Thanks for the cool content! This was really sweet.

I almost never comment on any videos, here on youtube. But this video was extraordinary. It was well structured, very humble and most importantly, true. Ever since I started subscribing to you, I've really loved what you've been posting. Keep up the great work and you'll keep inspiring me!

you just got clickbaited

I am so happy to have parents like yours.Amazing video as always John!

Loving these videos. Such depth and insight and you Express the highest frequency which is love

I don't have the words to explain my admiration for you, and your dedication in everything, in English, so I'm going to do it in French, if you don't mind : Je suis fou amoureux de ta façon de voir les choses. Tu es brillant, tu iras très loin dans la vie, rien que par cette magnifique mentalité que tu as. Tu es d'une éloquence, j'avale littéralement tous tes mots, je les gobe presque, et je reste admiratif à chaque fin de vidéo. Tu m'inspires beaucoup, et je voudrais juste te remercier pour ce que tu fais. Merci encore, we love you down here, in Morocco (at least I do, and it's a pretty enormous amount of love I must say hehe) Keep up the awesome work, John !

The best video on RU-vid. Incredible. There is no word in the English language that can describe how beautiful this video is or how much of a wholesome person you are. You are amazing, John Fish. Continue to make everyone proud.

This is really good, and inspirational. Well done and thanks allot. Made me aware of some important things.

There are thousands of kids watching that would consider the lifestyle you described as a financially wealthy one. I think this video might be frustrating for an ambitious teenager growing up in a family living in poverty. Which there are very many.

You say you don't have rich parents, but you have smart parents. I have neither of those...

Its a shame everyone isnt blessed with great family like yours, cherish them man

This video is refreshing to see. Thabks for sharing!

The videos you make are so inspiring and cool. Keep making them x

John: Yes, you are truly rich-- in family, in love, in experiences, etc. However, you still seem sad, to me, as a person with so much. Happiness is a well balanced life-- having your needs met, your relationships accepted, your accomplishments acknowledged and the faith that you know your purpose in this life. It was hard to hear that you were not pleased with a 4.0 at Harvard. I didn't understand your point, until you explained. There still seems to be something missing. I have to tell you that I subscribed to your channel because I felt I needed you in my life. I'm not really sure how or why but, I do. John, I love you (which I don't say enough) for who you are, for sharing yourself with me and for offering your incites to me, to better my life. You don't know anything about me, but you are making me better each week. Thanks, Mark.

So many immature people in the comments. Life isn't fair. Somebody always has more or less than you. Be grateful for what you do have. Stop comparing to others and strive to reach the level of happiness that this guys family has, if you want a family.

Such a beautiful video. Love the style John, please keep on with the great stuff!

I’m such a fan of your work! Love this video one among my favorites!!❤️can’t wait till your next post!!🌸❤️❤️🔥

I don’t know if there’s a translation for the extract “La Roba” of Verga, an Italian writer. What Verga explains is that we’re constantly living a life trying to fill our horror vacui with money, but at the end of our journey this vacuum reappears, and we realize that all the materialistic life we’ve been living was for NOTHING. I appreciated you video, keep it up 🙏🏽🙏🏽

I love how you brought in the Bob Marley video. I'm from Jamaica.

Hey John, this is by far in my opinion the best vid you've made! Thank you for choosing to project a positive message with sheer honesty & genuineness even when your channel is growing by the day. I love how you ooze the value of honor in all of your videos

Love to you and your beautiful parents! So proud of all of you for having this mindset of not running after money but life!

Hey John can you please make a video explaining what you do for meditation? What practices do you use,what works out for you? Thanks in advnce. By the way great video!!

His entire family is commenting!

How can you say all those amazing things without crying? Even I got a bit emotional watching the great love you have for your family... Wish you the best from Spain!! I like your videos very much!

I love ur videos because ur so inspiring and keep me going. These videos make me realise what life is about. Thank you!

Excellent message. This is what life is about. I just became a parent less than 2 years ago and it excites me to think that Sofia could make a video in 20 years saying such kind words about me, as you said about your parents. 🙏 You are their legacy. Keep it up. Excited to see how far you go. And you are just a baby (very young) 🙌🏼😊. Keep going!

Congratulations. Well done.

So this was one of you bestest videos in my opinion. Food for thought! Thanks John for such valuable content!

Great video. I really love your title"the richest parents in Harvard" and the ending. I can feel the love and the intimate bond of you and your parents. It really inspires me to think of the relationship of me and my parents. Thank you for uploading this.

Amen, brother, amen! Same with my parents and me :-) Best regards from Germany, Stefan

We are 160k now!

I loved this John! thanks for sharing.

the fact that he is looking straight into the camera makes me so happy, and it gives the video a more powerfull feeling, lov yur videos dude, you r amazing

John fish aka the next bill gates 💯👑

One of the best videos I've seen in a while! Been here since the beginning and I'm glad to see your channel grow so much, keep up the great work xx

Love this video! Seems like you have a great and supportive family! ❤️

Hi John Fish, Yes, of course you are a lucky guy because your parents groomed you well and you too didn’t waste the opportunity. The way you speak is nice & listenable and I believe your followers are increasing day by day because of this reason. Post more videos ! Who is John fish apart from studies and sports? If any ?

Why I’m at Harvard: I was raised by a physicist

Thanks for being so relatable man ur channel seems like a worth time investment

John this is truly a HUGE video!... amazing family!... wishing nothing but the best to you and your family!

This hurts honestly my parents weren’t here for me I’m fine now though 👍

I really hate these types of videos, and don't get me wrong, I love all of your videos. But, as a kid who was raised in Iraq and the war that filled a large space of my memories and the sounds of explosion the covered the sounds my favorite cartoon characters that I used to watch. These types of videos just call my old memory and bring them back to life. They hate me and I certainly hate them. I remember that I couldn't get coloring pencil to color my flower or even getting my favorite candy bar. And I can't forget how we couldn't go anywhere because you didn't know that if you went to to some place, would you come back one piece or killed because of a religion or something you didn't choose. Anyway, we are better now, but I can't watch any these kind of video without feeling my heart pulling me inside like a black hole. I'm sorry If I was so dramatic and I really like your videos, keep up!

It makes me happy to know you made a whole video about a comment I made on one of your videos!

Thanks for contributing one of the most profound videos I have seen on RU-vid, John. You're parents raised you right.

Okay so: I’ve followed your brother on tumblr for about 3 years, and I always thought his last name was so interesting. About a month ago, I came across your video about reading a book each week. I instantly noticed your last name and I thought: “Woah! That’s so cool! It’s just like that tumblr guy!” Fast forward to now, and I just discovered that you two are brothers. *mind blown*

Thanks you for reminding us that our most valuable possession is life and how we tackle it 👍🏼 thanks you for being so down to earth and humble John 😊

One of the best videos of your channel :)

yeah but look at the ratio of poor black people but "rich in knowledge" in Ivy Schools. I don't think this is a one dimension perspective here. You are a white non poor kid ( me too ) and this is a richness that weighs in the balance too. I mean your parents are amazing and I wish every one of us had ones like them and this is still an inspiring video, I just wanted to point that out

I think the interest in the Harvard tittle it's at least for me that I'm from a country that the majority of people enter the word "poor" so I think there's no one in my country who has gone there and it can be a dream for a lot of us but like it's almost imposible due to language, money, social appearance, etc so at least for me Harvard is something very platonic although I wish it wasn't but yes i just wanna quickly share my history here

This was such an amazing video. Thank you for sharing your story and I wish you all the best ❤️

Really love this video and the insight you have towards the world.

Wow your sister is pretty 😍😍 ( with respect)😊

We need john fish podcast

You are an inspiration bro. RESPECT

This video made me tear just a little bit. You’re right to say money is a tool and not an end in itself. Thanks for the honest communication about your family and even a little philosophy. It was refreshing to hear.

Susan I am your number one fan

I am still only 29, but I wish that I was as mature as you when I was your age. I'm just now starting to realize the real truth of these things.

WOW. This completely blew me off. Thank you John so much for the little reminder at the end of a really rough week. Your mindset is absolutely amazing. See, this is why so much people subscribed recently to your channel. I am one, incredibly thankful one of them. Never let anything push you down. Love from germany

What an amazing parents and family that brought even a more amazing man, those trips that you were talking about sounded beautiful thank you for an Awesome video with a beautiful message john. Btw I always wondered how can speak so fluently and beautifully now I know

Must be nice

But some of us are blessed with dysfunctional family 😂😂😂

Loved this video nice job dude

wow John, I was impressed with a high quality editing in the beginning of this video (with the drone and the shots of your siblings etc.). I have been going back to watch all your videos from the beginning and the improvement in the quality is apparent to me. Aside that, there is nothing more important than your family, community, network of support, and I admire you for talking about topics that are not so popular on here, yet are the foundation in life.

Or just come to Finland and your education is free. EZ *CLAP*

Harvard or no harvard i dont mind You are the best👍

WOW. One of your best videos to date. You really changed the way I will see things from now on. Greetings from Argentina mate.

liking your videos lift and right ... keep up the inspiring work mate!

Bruh my parents are divorced and my dad is rarely there for me and next year I’m going to one of the most prestigious high schools in my state. My mom is mainly the one who is always there for me. Family and love is way better than money

I hate those people who are like, im rich because im alive, whatever

love this video!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Hands down one of the best channels on this website.

I didn’t know u were canadian!!

Soo ... this guy. I don't hate him, I actually kinda like him. I have nothing against him personally. I've seen his other videos and he clearly works hard and pushes himself to be his best version. But I am a little annoyed just at the fact that, even if I work twice as hard as he does, I wouldn't even come close to what he has. I struggle, not to get good grades or pass hard classes, but to somehow manage beign a poor immigrant in a (lets face it) still discriminatory country and someone who's parents no matter how intelligent (such a docotr as a mother) were downgraded for legal reasons and pure necessity. I adore my parents as well and love them for working as hard as they do just to feed me and ensure that I have a good enough education but I can't help but be frustrated at the thought that no matter how hard I work a lucky guy from a stable middle class family will succeed more than me. This doesn't mean that I will give up because I will do the absolute opposite, but it's just not very fair. Again, I have nothing against this one specific kid, I'm just commenting what I feel about this whole situation.

The way you view life is so inspiring. Thank you for being you. Thank you for inspiring, motivating and educating. You are amazing. I’ve already purchased the growth book not only because I feel it’ll be extremely helpful in my next year of college but also because I want to support you! You deserve the world, John!

I love that you used the same outro music as fellow Harvard grad/youtuber Yesreneau! Great video, John!

Your mom's a master of English and you said "teached" at 1:59. Lmao. taught*

This guys alittle weird... he’s boutta snap