第22部分(第2/7 頁)

xciting　things。　So　to　keep　that　emotion　of　desire　under　control；　often　parents　found　ways　of　suppressing　that　desire　with　guilt。

〃You　only　think　about　yourself。　Don't　you　know　you　have　brothers　and　sisters？〃　was　one　of　my　mom's　favorites。　Or　〃You　want　me　to　buy　you　what？〃　was　a　favorite　of　my　dad。 〃Do　you　think　we're　made　of　money？ Do　you　think　money　grows　on　trees？　We're　not　rich　people；　you　know。〃

It　wasn't　so　much　the　words　but　the　angry　guilt…trip　that　went　with　the　words　that　got　to　me。

Or　the　reverse　guilt…trip　was　the　〃I'm　sacrificing　my　life　to　buy　this　for　you。　I'm　buying　this　for　you　because　I　never　had　this　advantage　when　I　was　a　kid。〃　I　have　a　neighbor　who　is　stone　broke；　but　can't　park　his　car　in　his　garage。　The　garage　is　filled　with　toys　for　his　kids。　Those　spoiled　brats　get　everything　they　ask　for。 〃I　don't　want　them　to　know　the　feeling　of　want〃　are　his　everyday　words。　He　has　nothing　set　aside　for　their　college　or　his　retirement；　but　his　kids　have　every　toy　ever　made。　He　recently　got　a　new　credit　card　in　the　mail　and　took　his　kids　to　visit　Las　Vegas。 〃I'm　doing　it　for　the　kids；〃　he　said　with　great　sacrifice。

Rich　dad　forbade　the　words　〃I　can't　afford　it。〃

In　my　real　home；　that's　all　I　heard。　Instead；　rich　dad　required　his　children　to　say；　〃How　can　I　afford　it？〃　His　reasoning；　the　words　〃I　can't　afford　it〃　shut　down　your　brain。　It　didn't　have　to　think　anymore。　〃How　can　I　afford　it'〃　opened　up　the　brain。　Forced　it　to　think　and　search　for　answers。

But　most　importantly；　he　felt　the　words　〃I　can't　afford　it〃　were　a　lie。　And　the　human　spirit　knew　it。 〃The　human　spirit　is　very；　very；　powerful；〃　he　would　say。 〃It　knows　it　can　do　anything。〃　By　having　a　lazy　mind　that　says；　〃I　can't　afford　it；〃　a　war　breaks　out　insid