“By not giving in to your emotions, you were able to delay your reactions and think. That is important. We will always have emotions of fear and greed. From here on in, it’s imperative for you to use those emotions to your advantage, and for the long term to not let your emotions control your thinking. Most people use fear and greed against themselves. That’s the start of ignorance. Most people live their lives chasing paychecks, pay raises and job security because of the emotions of desire and fear, not really questioning where those emotion-driven thoughts are leading them. It’s just like the picture of a donkey dragging a cart with its owner dangling a carrot just in front of its nose. The donkey’s owner may be going where he wants to, but the donkey is chasing an illusion. Tomorrow there will only be another carrot for the donkey.”
“但你們沒有屈服于自己的感覺，你們沒有立刻作出決定。這一點最重要。我們總是會有恐懼、貪婪的時候。從現在開始，對你們來說最重要的是，運用感情作長遠打算，別讓感情控制了思想。大多數人讓恐懼和貪婪來支配自己，這是無知的開始。因為恐懼和貪婪，大多數人一生都在追求工資、加薪和職業保障，從來不問這種感情支配思想的生活之路將通向哪里。就像一幅畫表現的：驢子拉車，因為主人在它面前掛了個胡蘿卜。主人清楚自己想要去哪里，而驢子卻只是在追逐一個幻影。但第二天驢子依舊會去拉車，因為又有胡蘿卜放在它的面前。”
“You mean the moment I picture a new baseball glove, candy and toys, that’s like a carrot to a donkey?” Mike asked.
“你的意思是，當我幻想新棒球手套、糖果和玩具時，就像那頭驢子和它面前的胡蘿卜一樣？”
“Yes, and as you get older, your toys get more expensive—a new car, a boat, and a big house to impress your friends,” said rich dad with a smile. “Fear pushes you out the door, and desire calls to you. That’s the trap.”
“不錯。當你長大后，你想要的玩具會更貴，會變成要讓你的朋友羨慕的汽車、游艇和大房子，”富爸爸笑著說，“恐懼把你推出門外，欲望又開始召喚你，誘惑你去觸礁。這就是陷阱。”
“So what’s the answer,” Mike asked.
“那我們該怎么做呢？”邁克問道。
“What intensifies fear and desire is ignorance. That is why rich people with lots of money often have more fear the richer they get. Money is the carrot, the illusion. If the donkey could see the whole picture, it might rethink its choice to chase the carrot.”
“無知使恐懼和欲望更加強烈，這就是為什么很多有錢人越有錢就越害怕。錢就是驢子面前的胡蘿卜，是幻象。如果驢子能了解到全部事實，它可能會重新想想是否還要去追求胡蘿卜。”
Rich dad went on to explain that a human’s life is a struggle between ignorance and illumination.
富爸爸繼續解釋說人生實際上是在無知和覺醒之間的一場斗爭。
He explained that once a person stops searching for information and self-knowledge, ignorance sets in. That struggle is a moment-to-moment decision—to learn to open or close one’s mind.
他說一個人一旦停止了解有關自己的知識和信息，就會變得無知。這種斗爭實際上就是你時刻都要做的一種決定：是通過不斷學習打開自己的心扉，還是封閉自己的頭腦。
“Look, school is very important. You go to school to learn a skill or profession to become a contributing member of society. Every culture needs teachers, doctors, mechanics, artists, cooks, businesspeople, police officers, firefighters, and soldiers. Schools train them so society can thrive and flourish,” said rich dad. “Unfortunately, for many people school is the end, not the beginning.”
“看，學校非常重要。你去學校學習一種技術或一門專業，并成為對社會有益的人。每一種社會文明都需要教師、醫生、工程師、藝術家、廚師、商人、警察、消防員、士兵。學校培養了這些人才，所以我們的社會才能蒸蒸日上。”富爸爸說，“但不幸的是，對許多人來說，離開學校是學習的終點而不是起點。”
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