穷爸爸,富爸爸(英文版)

Rich Dad, Poor DadINTRODUCTIONThere is a NeedDoes school prepare children for the real world? "Study

RichDad,PoorDad INTRODUCTION ThereisaNeed Doesschoolpreparechildrenfortherealworld?"Studyhardandgetgoodgradesandyouwill findahigh-payingjobwithgreatbenefits,"myparentsusedtosay.Theirgoalinlifewasto provideacollegeeducationformyoldersisterandme,sothatwewouldhavethegreatestchance forsuccessinlife.WhenTfinallyearnedmydiplomain1976-graduatingwithhonors,andnear thetopofmyclass,inaccountingfromFloridaStateUniversity-myparentshadrealizedtheirgoal. Itwasthecrowningachievementoftheirlives.Inaccordancewiththe"MasterPlan,"Iwashired bya"Big8"accountingfirm,andIlookedforwardtoalongcareerandretirementatanearlyage. Myhusband,Michael,followedasimilarpath.Webothcamefromhard-workingfamilies,of modestmeansbutwithstrongworkethics.Michaelalsograduatedwithhonors,buthedidittwice: firstasanengineerandthenfromlawschool.Hewasquicklyrecruitedbyaprestigious Washington,D.C.,lawfirmthatspecializedinpatentlaw,andhisfutureseemedbright,career pathwell-definedandearlyretirementguaranteed. Althoughwehavebeensuccessfulinourcareers,theyhavenotturnedoutquiteasweexpected. Webothhavechangedpositionsseveraltimes-foralltherightreasons-buttherearenopension plansvestingonourbehalf.Ourretirementfundsaregrowingonlythroughourindividual contributions. MichaelandIhaveawonderfulmarriagewiththreegreatchildren.AsIwritethis,twoarein collegeandoneisjustbeginninghighschool.Wehavespentafortunemakingsureourchildren havereceivedthebesteducationavailable. Onedayin1996,oneofmychildrencamehomedisillusionedwithschool.Hewasboredand tiredofstudying."WhyshouldIputtimeintostudyingsubjectsIwillneveruseinreallife?"he protested. Withoutthinking,Iresponded,"Becauseifyoudon'tgetgoodgrades,youwon'tgetintocollege." "RegardlessofwhetherIgotocollege,"hereplied,"I'mgoingtoberich." "Ifyoudon'tgraduatefromcollege,youwon'tgetagoodjob,"Irespondedwithatingeofpanic andmotherlyconcern."Andifyoudon'thaveagoodjob,howdoyouplantogetrich?" Mysonsmirkedandslowlyshookhisheadwithmildboredom.Wehavehadthistalkmanytimes before.Heloweredhisheadandrolledhiseyes.Mywordsofmotherlywisdomwerefallingon deafearsonceagain. Thoughsmartandstrong-willed,hehasalwaysbeenapoliteandrespectfulyoungman.