第7部分(第7/8 頁)

king；　earning　money；　hoping　the　fear　will　go　away。　But　every　day　they　get　up；　and　that　old　fear　wakes　up　with　them。　For　millions　of　people；　that　old　fear　keeps　them　awake　all　night；　causing　a　night　of　turmoil　and　worry。　So　they　get　up　and　go　to　work；　hoping　that　a　paycheck　will　kill　that　fear　gnawing　at　their　soul。　Money　is　running　their　lives；　and　they　refuse　to　tell　the　truth　about　that。

Money　is　in　control　of　their　emotions　and　hence　their　souls。〃

Rich　dad　sat　quietly；　letting　his　words　sink　in。　Mike　and　I　heard　what　he　said；　but　really　did　not　understand　fully　what　he　was　talking　about。　I　just　knew　that　I　often　wondered　why　grownups　hurried　off　to　work。　It　did　not　seem　like　much　fun；　and　they　never　looked　that　happy；　but　something　kept　them　hurrying　off　to　work。

Realizing　we　had　absorbed　as　much　as　possible　of　what　he　was　talking　about；　rich　dad　said；　〃I　want　you　boys　to　avoid　that　trap。　That　is　really　what　I　want　to　teach　you。　Not　just　to　be　rich；　because　being　rich　does　not　solve　the　problem。〃

〃It　doesn't？〃　I　asked；　surprised。

〃No；　it　doesn't。　Let　me　finish　the　other　emotion；　which　is　desire。　Some　call　it　greed；　but　I　prefer　desire。　It　is　perfectly　normal　to　desire　something　better；　prettier；　more　fun　or　exciting。　So　people　also　work　for　money　because　of　desire。　They　desire　money　for　the　joy　they　think　it　can　buy。　But　the　joy　that　money　brings　is　often　short　lived；　and　they　soon　need　more　money　for　more　joy；　more　pleasure；　more　fort；　m