第8部分(第3/7 頁)

chool。　If　you　don't　learn　it；　you　bee　a　slave　to　money。〃

It　was　finally　making　sense。　He　did　want　us　to　widen　our　views。　To　。　see　what　Mrs。　Martin　could　not　see；　his　employees　could　not　see；　or　my　dad　for　that　matter。　He　used　examples　that　sounded　cruel　at　the　time；　but　I've　never　forgotten　them。　My　vision　widened　that　day；　and　I　could　begin　to　see　the　trap　that　lay　ahead　for　most　people。

〃You　see；　we're　all　employees　ultimately。　We　just　work　at　different　levels；〃　said　rich　dad。　〃I　just　want　you　boys　to　have　a　chance　to　avoid　the　trap。　The　trap　caused　by　those　two　emotions；　fear　and　desire。　Use　them　in　your　favor；　not　against　you。　That's　what　I　want　to　teach　you。　I'm　not　interested　in　just　teaching　you　to　make　a　pile　of　money。　That　won't　handle　the　fear　or　desire。　If　you　don't　first　handle　fear　and　desire；　and　you　get　rich；　you'll　only　be　a　high…paid　slave。〃

〃So　how　do　we　avoid　the　trap？〃　I　asked。

〃The　main　cause　of　poverty　or　financial　struggle　is　fear　and　ignorance；　not　the　economy　or　the　government　or　the　rich。　It's　selfinflicted　fear　and　ignorance　that　keeps　people　trapped。　So　you　boys　go　to　school　and　get　your　college　degrees。　I'll　teach　you　how　to　stay　out　of　the　trap。〃

The　pieces　of　the　puzzle　were　appearing。　My　highly　educated　dad　had　a　great　education　and　a　great　career。　But　school　never　told　him　how　to　handle　money　or　his　fears。　It　became　clear　that　I　could　learn　different　and　important　things　from　two　fathers。

〃So　you've　been　talking　about　the　fear　of　not　having　money。　How　does　the　desire　of　money　affect　our　thinking？〃　Mike　asked。

〃How　did　you　feel　when　I　tempted　you　with　a　pay　raise？　Did　you　notice　your　desires　rising？〃

We　nodded　our　heads。

〃By　not　giving　in　to　your　emotions；　you　were　able　to　del