40,000 bitcoin's is an obscene amount to think about owning in this day. I hope the OP made good use of the opportunity presented to him. I like reading good stories involving very early adopters but there are equally as many horror stories e.g. the 10,000 bitcoin pizza.
Pretty sure stories like the 10,000 Bitcoin Pizza add to the publicity of Bitcoin. So even though the buyer of the pizza has surely regretted his move, he helped make Bitcoin more successful.