第13部分(第5/8 頁)

Donald's　owns　some　of　the　most　valuable　intersections　and　street　corners　in　America；　as　well　as　in　other　parts　of　the　world。

Keith　said　it　was　one　of　the　most　important　lessons　in　his　life。　Today；　Keith　owns　car　washes；　but　his　business　is　the　real　estate　under　those　car　washes。

The　previous　chapter　ended　with　the　diagrams　illustrating　that　most　people　work　for　everyone　else　but　themselves。　They　work　first　for　the　owners　of　the　pany；　then　for　the　government　through　taxes；　and　finally　for　the　bank　that　owns　their　mortgage。

As　a　young　boy；　we　did　not　have　a　McDonald's　nearby。　Yet；　my　rich　dad　was　responsible　for　teaching　Mike　and　me　the　same　lesson　that　Ray　Kroc　talked　about　at　the　University　of　Texas。 It　is　secret　No。　3　of　the　rich。

The　secret　is：　〃Mind　your　own　business/'　Financial　struggle　is　often　directly　the　result　of　people　working　all　their　life　for　someone　else。　Many　people　will　have　nothing　at　the　end　of　their　working　days。

Again；　a　picture　is　worth　a　thousand　words。 Here　is　a　diagram　of　the　ine　statement　and　balance　sheet　that　best　describes　Ray　Kroc's　advice：

Most　people

Your　Profession　…》　Your　Ine

The　Rich

Your　Assets　…》　Your　Ine

Our　current　educational　system　focuses　on　preparing　today's　youth　to　get　good　jobs　by　developing　scholastic　skills。　Their　lives　will　revolve　around　their　wages；　or　as　described　earlier；　their　ine　column。　And　after　developing　scholastic　skills；　they　go　on　to　higher　leve