More money
seldom solves someone's money problems. Intelligence solves problems, There is
a
saying a
friend of mine says over and over to people in debt.
"If
you find you have dug yourself into a hole... stop digging."
As a
child, my dad often told us that the Japanese were aware of three powers;
"The power of the
sword, the
jewel and the mirror."
The sword
symbolizes the power of weapons. America has spent trillions of dollars on
weapons and,
because of
this, is the supreme military presence in the world. The jewel symbolizes the
power of money.
There is some degree of truth to the saying,
"Remember the golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules."
The mirror
symbolizes the power of self-knowledge. This self-knowledge, according to
Japanese
legend,
was the most treasured of the three.
The poor
and middle class all too often allow the power of money to control them. By
simply getting
up and
working harder, failing to ask themselves if what they do makes sense, they
shoot themselves
in the
foot as they leave for work every morning. By not fully understanding money,
the vast majority
of people
allow the awesome power of money to control them. The power of money is used
against
them.
If they
used the power of the mirror, they would have asked themselves, "Does this
make sense?"
All too
often, instead of trusting their inner wisdom, that genius inside of them, most
people go along
with the
crowd. They do things because everybody else does it. They conform rather than
question.
Often,
they mindlessly repeat what they have been told.
It is said
that the fear of public speaking is a fear greater than death for most people.
According to psychiatrists,
the fear of public speaking is caused by the
fear of isolation, the fear of standing out,
the fear
of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an outcast. The fear of
being different
prevents most people from
seeking new ways to solve their problems.
That is
why the Japanese valued the power of the mirror the most, for it is only when
we as
humans look into the mirror do we find truth. And the main reason that most
people say
"Play
it safe1' is out of fear. That goes for anything, be it sports, relationships,
career, money.
It is that
same fear, the fear of isolation that causes people to conform and not question
commonly
accepted
opinions or popular trends. "Your home is an asset." "Get a bill
consolidation loan and get
out of
debt." "Work harder." "It's a promotion."
"Someday I'll be a vice president." "Save money."
"When
! get a raise, I'll buy us a bigger house." "Mutual funds are
safe."
Many great
financial problems are caused by going along with the crowd and trying to be
like everyone else.
Occasionally, we all need to look in the
mirror and be true to our inner wisdom rather
than our fears.
DON’T FOLLOW THE CROWD - DARE TO BE DIFFERENT
FROM THE BOOK – RICH
DAD POOR DAD BY ROBERT KIYOSAKI
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