Sela X1-1A

Yet they’ll work at a job for eight hours a day. That’s a denial of truth. If they weren’t interested in money, then why are they working? That kind of thinking is probably more psychotic than a person who hoards money.”

As I sat there listening to my rich dad, my mind flashed back to the countless times my own dad said, “I’m not interested in money.”

 So many people say, “Oh, I’m not interested in money.” Yet they’ll work at a job for eight hours a day.

He said those words often. He also covered himself by always saying, “I work because I love my job.”

“So what do we do?” I asked. “Not work for money until all traces of fear and greed are gone?”

“No, that would be a waste of time,” said rich dad. “Emotions are what make

 us human. The word ‘emotion’ stands for ‘energy in motion.’ Be truthful about your emotions and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.”

“Whoa!” said Mike.

“Don’t worry about what I just said. It will make more sense in years to come. Just be an observer, not a reactor, to your emotions. Most people do not know that it’s their emotions that are doing the thinking. Your emotions are your emotions, but you have got to learn to do your own thinking.”

“Can you give me an example?” I asked.

“Sure,” replied rich dad. “When a person says, ‘I need to find a job,’ it’s most likely an emotion doing the thinking. Fear of not having money generates that thought.”

“But people do need money if they have bills to pay,” I said.

“Sure they do,” smiled rich dad. “All I’m saying is that it’s fear that is all too often doing the thinking.”

“I don’t understand,” said Mike.

“For example,” said rich dad. “If the fear of not having enough money arises, instead of immediately running out to get a job, they instead might ask themselves this question:‘Will a job be the best solution to this fear over the long run?’ In my opinion, the answer is no. A job is really a short-term solution to a long-term problem.”

“But my dad is always saying, ‘Stay in school and get good grades, so you can find a safe, secure job,’” I interjected, somewhat confused. “Yes, I understand he says that,” said rich dad, smiling. “Most people

recommend that, and it’s a good path for most people. But people make that recommendation primarily out of fear.”

“You mean my dad says that because he’s afraid?”

“Yes,” said rich dad. “He’s terrified that you won’t earn enough money and won’t fit into society. Don’t get me wrong. He loves you and wants the best for you. I too believe an education and a job are important, but it won’t handle the fear. You see, that same fear that makes him get up in the morning to earn a few bucks is the fear that is causing him to be so fanatical about your going to school.”

“So what do you recommend?” I asked.

“I want to teach you to master the power of money, instead of being afraid of it. They don’t teach that in school and, if you don’t learn it, you become a slave to money.”

It was finally making sense. He wanted us to widen our views and to see what the Mrs. Martins of this world couldn’t see. He used examples that sounded cruel at the time, but I’ve never forgotten them. My vision widened that day, and I began 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 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 highly 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 self-inflicted fear and ignorance that keep people trapped.

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Ende ata do te punojne ne nje pune per 8 ore ne dite. Ky eshte mohimi i se vertetes. Nese ata nuk do te ishin te interesuar per para, atehere pse po punojne? Ky lloj i te menduarit eshte me i cmendur, sesa nje person qe ve menjane para. 

Ndersa isha ulur atje duke degjuar babain tim te pasur, mendja ime u kthye ne heret e panumertaqe babai im thoshte-“Une nuk jam i interesuar per para.”

Shume njerez thone-“Oh une nuk jam i interesuar per para.” Ende ata do te punojne ne nje pune per 8 ore ne dite. 

Ai i thoshte shpesh keto fjale. Ai gjithashtu e mbulonte veten duke thene gjithmone-“Une punoj, sepse une e dua punen time.”

“Pra cfare do te bejme?”- pyeta une. “Mos tepunojme per leke, derisa te gjitha gjurmet e frikes dhe lakmise te jene zhdukur?”

“Jo kjo do te ishte nje humbje kohe”- tha babai i pasur. “Emocionet jane ato qe na bejne ne me njerezor.” Fjala “emocion” qendron per “energji ne levizje.”Tregohuni te sinqerte per emocionet dhe perdorni mendjen dhe emocionet ne favorin tuaj, jo kunder jush.”

“Uau”- tha Mike.

“Mos u shqetesoni per ate qe sapo thashe. Do te kete me kuptim ne vitet e ardhshme. Thjesht behuni nje vezhgues, jo reagues per emocionet tuaja. Shumica e njerezve nuk e dine qe jane emocionet e tyre qe po mendojne. Emocionet tuaja jane emocionet tuaja, por ju duhet te mesonite beni vete mendimet tuaja.” 

“Mund te me jepni nje shembull”- pyeta une.

“Sigurisht”- u pergjigj babai i pasur. “Kur nje person thote, ’une duhet te gjeje nje pune’, eshte me shume gjasa nje emocion duke bere te menduarin. Frika e te mos pasurit para zhvillonate mendim.” 

“Por njerezit kane nevoje per para nese kane fatura per te paguar”- thashe une.

“Sigurisht qe ata kane”- qeshi babai i pasur. “Gjithcka qe po them eshte se frika shpesh ben te mendosh.”

“Nuk e kuptoj”- tha Mike.

“Per shembull”- tha babai i pasur.” Nese lind frika e te mos pasurit para mjaftueshem, ne vend qe te vrapojne menjehere per te gjetur pune, ata duhet ti bejne vetes kete pyetje: “A do te jete puna zgjidhja me e mire e frikes gjate kesaj periudhe te gjate.? Per mendimin tim, pergjigjia eshte jo. Nje pune eshte vertet zgjidhje afatshkurter per nje problem afatgjate.”

“Por babai im gjithmone thote, ’Qendro ne shkolle dhe merr nota te mira, qe te mund te gjesh nje pune te sigurte’”- nderhyra une disi i hutuar.

“Po e kuptoj qe ai e thote kete”- tha babai i pasur duke qeshur. “Shumica e njerezve rekomandojne kete dhe kjo eshte rruga e mire per ata. Por njerezit e bejne kete rekomandim kryesishte nga frika.” 

“Ju po thoni qe babai im e thote kete pasi ai ka frike?”

“Po”- tha babai i pasur. “Ai eshte i frikesuar se ti nuk mund te fitosh mjatueshem para dhe nuk do te pershtatesh ne shoqeri. Mos me keqkupto. Ai te do dhe deshiron me te miren per ty. Dhe une besoj se edukimi dhe puna eshte e rendesishme, por nuk do ta perballojne friken. Ti e shikon, se e njejta frike qe e bene te ngrihet ne mengjes per te fituar disa para eshte frika qe po e bene te jete fanatik per shkimin tend ne shkolle.”

“Pra cfare rekomandoni ju?”- pyeta une.

“Une dua tju mesoj te zoteroni fuqine e parave, ne vend qe te keni frike prej tyre. Ata nuk e mesojne kete ne shkolle dhe nese ju nuk e mesoni, beheni skllav i parave.”

Me ne fund kishte kuptim. Ai donte qe ne te zgjeronim pikepamjet dhe te shikonim ate qe zonja Martins nuk e shihte. Ai perdori shembuj qe tingellonin mizor ne ate kohe, por une nuk i kam harruar kurre. Vizioni im u zgjerua ate dite dhe fillova te shoh kurthin qe pritej per shumicen e njerezve. 

“Ju e shihni, ne te gjithe jemi te punesuar ne fund te fundit. Ne thjesht punojme ne nivele te ndryshme”- tha babai i pasur. “Une thjesht dua qe ju djem te keni nje shans per te shmangur kurthin e shkaktuar nga keto emocione, frika dhe deshira. Perdorini ato ne favorin tuaj, jo kunder jush. Kjo eshte ajo qe une dua t’ju mesoj. Une nuk jam i interesuar t’ju mesoj vetem te beni nje grumbull parash. Kjo nuk do ta perballoj friken dhe deshiren. Nese ju ne fillim nuk perballoni friken dhe deshiren dhe beheni te pasur, do te jeni thjesht nje skllav i paguar shume.

“Pra, si ta shmangim kurthin?”- pyeta une.

“Shkaku kryesor i varferise ose luftes financiare eshte frika dhe injoranca, jo ekonomia ose qeveria ose te pasurit. Eshte frika dhe injoranca e vetshkaktuar qe i mbajne njerezit te bllokuar. Pra ju djem do shkoni ne shkolle dhe do merrni diplomat tuaja dhe une do t’ju mesoj se si te qendroni jashte kurthit.