问题是,在给我建议的时候,富爸爸还不算富有,而穷爸爸当时也并不贫穷,两人都刚刚开始他们的事业,都在为钱和家庭而奋斗。然而,他们对于钱的理解却是如此的迥然不同。
For example, one dad would say, "The love of money is the root of all evil." The other, "The lack of money is the root of all evil."
这就好像一个爸爸会说:“贪财乃万恶之源”;而另一个爸爸却会说:“贫困才是万恶之本”。
As a young boy, having two strong fathers both influencing me was difficult. I wanted to be a good son and listen, but the two fathers did not say the same things. The contrast in their points of view, particularly where money was concerned, was so extreme that I grew curious and intrigued. I began to start thinking for long periods of time about what each was saying.
他们之中谁会成功?谁会富有?应该听谁的?当时我还只是一个小男孩,对我而言拥有两个同样富有影响力的爸爸可不是一件好应付的事。我想成为一个听话的好孩子,但两个爸爸却说着完全不同的话,他们的观点是如此相修,尤其在涉及到金钱的问题上更是如此,这令我既好奇又迷惑,我不得不花很多时间对他们的话进行思考。
Much of my private time was spent reflecting, asking myself questions such as, "Why does he say that?" and then asking the same question of the other dad's statement. It would have been much easier to simply say, "Yeah, he's right. I agree with that." Or to simply reject the point of view by saying, "The old man doesn't know what he's talking about." Instead, having two dads whom I loved forced me to think and ultimately choose a way of thinking for myself. As a process, choosing for myself turned out to be much more valuable in the long run, rather than simply accepting or rejecting a single point of view.
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