Most people live their lives chasing paychecks, pay raises and job security because of the emotions of desire and fear, not really questioning where those emotion-driven thoughts are leading themIt's just like the picture of a donkey, dragging a cart, with its owner dangling a carrot just in front of the donkey's noseThe donkey's owner may be going where he wants to go, but the donkey is chasing an illusionTomorrow there will only be another carrot for the donkey
"You mean the moment I began to picture a new baseball glove, candy and toys, that's like a carrot to a donkey?" Mike askedAnd as you get older, your toys get more expensiveA new car, a boat and a big house to impress your friends," said rich dad with a smile"Fear pushes http://www.snluxury.com/categorys_27_Seamaster-300600M_1.html" target="_blank you out the door, and desire calls to youEnticing you toward the rocks
"So what's the answer," Mike asked
"What intensifies fear and desire is ignoranceThat is why rich people with lots of money often have more fear the richer they getMoney is the carrot, the illusionIf the donkey could see the whole picture, it might rethink its choice to chase the carrot
Rich dad went on to explain that a human's life is a struggle between ignorance and illumination
He explained that once a person stops searching for information and knowledge of one's self, ignorance sets inThat struggle is a moment-to-moment decision-to learn to open or close one's mind
"Look, school is very, very importantYou go to school to learn a skill or profession so as http://www.culuxury.com/category_1_Balenciaga_1.html" target="_blank to be a contributing member of societyEvery culture needs teachers, doctors, mechanics, artists, cooks, business people, police officers, firefighters, soldiersSchools train them so our culture can thrive and flourish," said rich dad"Unfortunately, for many people, school is the end, not the beginning
There was a long silenceI did not comprehend everything he said that dayBut as with most great teachers, whose words continue to teach for years, often long after they're gone, his words are still with me today
"I've been a little cruel today," said rich dadI want you to always remember this talkI want you to always think of MrsI want you always to think of the donkeyNever forget, because your two emotions, fear and desire, can lead http://www.muluxury.com/category_3_Chloe_1.html" target="_blank you into life's biggest trap, if you're not aware of them controlling your thinkingTo spend your life living in fear, never exploring your dreams, is cruelTo work hard for money, thinking that money will buy you things that will make you happy is also cruelTo wake up in the middle of the night terrified about paying bills is a horrible way to liveTo live a life dictated by the size of a paycheck is not really a lifeThinking that a job will make you feel secure is lying to yourselfThat's cruel, and that's the trap I want you to avoid, if possibleI've seen how money runs people's livesDon't let that happen to youPlease don't let money run your life
A softball rolled under our tableRich dad picked it up and threw it back
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