“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. So you boys go to school and get your college
degrees, and I’ll teach you how to stay out of the trap.”
The pieces of the puzzle were appearing. My highly
educated dad had a great education and a great career, but
school never told him how to handle money or his fear of it.