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Born Rich-富贵门(英文版)-第3部分

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to assure you in no uncertain terms; that although 〃luck〃 


obviously plays some part in financial success; it is never 
sufficient in and of itself。 Money is an effect and it must 
always be earned。 Believe me; there are no free rides in this 
life and the only people who are making money the easy way 
either work in the mint or are on their way to jail; if they have 
not already arrived there。 Therefore; always bear in mind that 
while 〃good fortune〃 is a factor in financial success; it must 
always be coupled with effort and hard work! 

Money Must Circulate 

A third thing you should know about money is that it is 
valuable only as long as it is being used。 Once it has been 
taken out of circulation; it bees as worthless as the 〃old 
newspapers〃 or 〃empty beer cans〃 that have been stashed 
away in the attic。 To understand the truth of this principle; 
consider the following story。 On a bookshelf; in my home; I 
have a silver beer stein that was given to me as a gift for a 
speech I made。 Now; whenever I go into my house; I take all 
the change from my pockets and put it into the cup。 Then; 
when the cup is almost filled; I give it to one of my children; or 
one of two young cousins。 Each of them takes turns receiving 
the cup and of course they eagerly anticipate their turn。 The 
point I want you to notice; however; is that while the cup is 
being filled; the money in it has absolutely no value 
whatsoever; it just sits there; serving no useful function and 
not even drawing any interest。 

However; as soon as the cup is filled and the money is 
turned over to one of the kids; it literally 〃flies into action。〃 For 
instance; just last week; T。 Jay; one of my young cousins; 
received the money。 He immediately took it from my hand; 
rushed off to a golf school and purchased several golf lessons 
with his inheritance。 Now; I can't honestly say what the golf 
pro did with the money once he got it; but I do feel fairly safe 
in saying that he didn't just return it to a cup on his book 
shelf! No; there really isn't any dispute about it; money is not 
meant to be taken out of circulationrather; it is meant to be 
used; enjoyed and circulated! 


This brings me to an even more dramatic illustration of 
the same principle: namely; the story of 〃old Mr。 Chapman。〃 
Mr。 Chapman was an elderly gentleman who lived a few doors 
down the street from our family when I was just a boy。 
Although there was a tremendous age difference between us; 
Mr。 Chapman and I became fast friends and I often used to 
watch him pushing his small junk cart up and down the 
block。 You see; Mr。 Chapman worked as a junk dealer and he 
made his living by picking up the things other people had 
thrown away。 As the years went by; however; Mr。 Chapman 
became more and more stooped from his arduous labors and 
one day; shortly after World War II; he passed away。 Since he 
lived alone and apparently had no close relatives living nearby; 
the police entered his house to take stock of his possessions。 
Not surprisingly; they found the house littered with many old 
furnishings and assorted memorabilia from Mr。 Chapman's 
past。 However; much to their amazement; the police also 
discovered over one hundred thousand dollars (100;000) in 
old bills packed in boxes throughout the house! 

Quick to pick up on so unusual an occurrence; the 
Toronto Daily Star carried a frontpage story the next day 
about Mr。 Chapman; in which it asked the obvious question: 
why would an individual worth well over 100;000; choose to 
keep his money stashed away in old boxes strewn haphazardly 
throughout his house? 

Although I e; I asked 
myself a similar question: namely; why would a person like 
Mr。 Chapman choose to live like a veritable pauper; when he 
had so much money at his disposal? He could have used his 
money for his own enjoyment。 He could have invested it to 
earn a return for himself and to help create jobs for other 
people; or he could have just deposited it in the bank and 
earned interest on his money。 But instead; he chose to put it 
in a 〃jar on the shelf;〃 and he thereby rendered it absolutely 
useless。 No; my friends; there isn't any doubt about it money 
is not meant to be hoarded。 Rather; it is meant to be used; 
enjoyed and circulated。 So please; whatever you choose to do 


with your money; don't make the same mistake that poor old 
Mr。 Chapman did! 

Please note that when I suggest that money should be 
kept in circulation; I do not mean it should be squandered。 
There is a world of difference between those two concepts and 
if you haven't found out what the difference is yet; I would 
suggest you find out as soon as possible。 

Prosperity Consciousness Exercise 

Now that we have touched upon some of the 
characteristics of money; let us turn briefly to a simple 
〃technique〃 which you can begin using immediately to start 
attracting the amount of money you desire。 The first thing that 
I want you to do is to picture yourself; in your mind's eye; 
sitting in a room with several of your friends。 Then; I want you 
to visualize yourself announcing to them your intention of 
being wealthy; at least; wealthy enough to live the way you 
choose to live。 Now; imagine how that would make you feel。 If 
you are like most people; you would probably feel very 
unfortable。 Perhaps you would feel so unfortable; that 
you might even retract what you had said by informing your 
friends you were only joking。 You should understand; 
however; that people who are wealthy never feel unfortable 
when the subject of money is brought up。 〃Why don't they;〃 
you ask? The most obvious answer would be; because they 
already have 〃lots〃 of it。 But that is not the correct answer。 
You should realize that people don't feel fortable about 
money because they have it; they have it because they feel 
fortable about it。 In other words; one of the reasons that 
wealthy people have money is that they have developed that 
state of consciousness we will hereinafter refer to as; a 
〃prosperity consciousness。〃 Therefore; it follows; if we wish to 
attract money to ourselves; we must begin to foster a 
prosperity consciousness as well。 

The question you should now be asking yourself is this: 
〃How do I go about developing this prosperity consciousness 
for myself?〃 Let me explain。 The best way to develop a 


prosperity consciousness is to start seeing yourself; in your 
mind's eye; already in possession of the amount of money that 
you desire。 The reason this is so is that since the 
subconscious mind cannot distinguish between the actual 
possession of money and mere visualization; you will soon 
bee very fortable with the 〃idea〃 of money。 As a result; 
you will start attracting it to yourself。 

This may sound like a game you are playing; but let me 
assure you; it is one of the wisest things you can possibly do。 
For when you succeed in convincing your subconscious mind 
that you are wealthy and that it feels good to be wealthy; your 
subconscious mind will automatically seek ways of making 
your 〃imaginary〃 feelings of wealth manifest themselves in 
material form。 

If these last few lines seem like sheer fantasy to you; just 
ignore them for the time being and continue reading。 We will 
be dealing with prosperity consciousness at different points in 
the book and I guarantee you that before you finish this book; 
those lines will start to make a lot more sense to you。 

Fear Not 

Now that I have touched upon a 〃technique〃 which will 
help you acquire greater wealth; let me offer this further word 
of warning。 If you want to have money; one thing you should 
never; never do; is worry about whether or not you will get the 
money you desire; or whether you will keep it。 Let me 
elaborate。 

In the Bible; Job; the great sufferer of biblical times; 
makes the following remark: 〃Behold; the thing I fear has e 
to visit upon me。〃 Now; stop and ask yourself if you willwhat 
those biblical words mean to those of us concerned about 
money today。 Well; one thing they certainly mean is that if we 
insist upon constantly worrying about not having enoug
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