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ve　the　problem？〃　I　asked。　〃Just　take　this　measly　10　cents　an　hour　and　smile？〃

Rich　dad　smiled。　〃That's　what　the　other　people　do。　Just　accept　a　paycheck　knowing　that　they　and　their　family　will　struggle　financially。　But　that's　all　they　do；　waiting　for　a　raise　thinking　that　more　money　will　solve　the　problem。　Most　just　accept　it；　and　some　take　a　second　job　working　harder；　but　again　accepting　a　small　paycheck。〃

I　sat　staring　at　the　floor；　beginning　to　understand　the　lesson　rich　dad　was　presenting。　I　could　sense　it　was　a　taste　of　life。　Finally；　I　looked　up　and　repeated　the　question。　〃So　what　will　solve　the　problem？〃

〃This；〃　he　said　tapping　me　gently　on　the　head。　〃This　stuff　between　your　ears。〃

It　was　at　that　moment　that　rich　dad　shared　the　pivotal　point　of　view　that　separated　him　from　his　employees　and　my　poor　dad…and　led　him　to　eventually　bee　one　of　the　richest　men　in　Hawaii　while　my　highly　educated；　but　poor；　dad　struggled　financially　all　his　life。　It　was　a　singular　point　of　view　that　made　all　the　difference　over　a　lifetime。

Rich　dad　said　over　and　over；　this　point　of　view；　which　I　call　Lesson　No。　1。

〃The　poor　and　the　middle　class　work　for　money。〃　〃The　rich　have　money　work　for　them。〃

On　that　bright　Saturday　morning；　I　was　learning　a　pletely　different　point　of　view　from　what　I　had　been　taught　by　my　poor　dad。　At　the　age　of　9；　I　grew　aware　that　both　dads　wanted　me　to　learn。　Both　dads　encouraged　me　to　study。。。　but　not　the　same　things。

My　highly　educated　dad　remended　that　I　do　what　he　did。　〃Son；　I　want　you　to　study　hard；　get　good　grades；　so　you　can　find　a　safe；　secure　job　with　a　big　pany。　And　make　sure　it　has　excellent　benefits。〃　My　rich　dad　wanted　me　to　learn　how　money　works　so　I　could　make　it　work　for　me。　These　lessons　I　w