“By not giving in to your emotions, you were able to delay your reactions and think. That is important. We will always have emotions of fear and greed. From here on in, it’s imperative for you to use those emotions to your advantage, and for the long term to not let your emotions control your thinking. Most people use fear and greed against themselves. That’s the start of ignorance. Most people live their lives chasing paychecks, pay raises and job security because of the emotions of desire and fear, not really questioning where those emotion-driven thoughts are leading them. It’s just like the picture of a donkey dragging a cart with its owner dangling a carrot just in front of its nose. The donkey’s owner may be going where he wants to, but the donkey is chasing an illusion. Tomorrow there will only be another carrot for the donkey.”
“但你们没有屈服于自己的感觉，你们没有立刻作出决定。这一点最重要。我们总是会有恐惧、贪婪的时候。从现在开始，对你们来说最重要的是，运用感情作长远打算，别让感情控制了思想。大多数人让恐惧和贪婪来支配自己，这是无知的开始。因为恐惧和贪婪，大多数人一生都在追求工资、加薪和职业保障，从来不问这种感情支配思想的生活之路将通向哪里。就像一幅画表现的：驴子拉车，因为主人在它面前挂了个胡萝卜。主人清楚自己想要去哪里，而驴子却只是在追逐一个幻影。但第二天驴子依旧会去拉车，因为又有胡萝卜放在它的面前。”
“You mean the moment I picture a new baseball glove, candy and toys, that’s like a carrot to a donkey?” Mike asked.
“你的意思是，当我幻想新棒球手套、糖果和玩具时，就像那头驴子和它面前的胡萝卜一样？”
“Yes, and as you get older, your toys get more expensive—a new car, a boat, and a big house to impress your friends,” said rich dad with a smile. “Fear pushes you out the door, and desire calls to you. That’s the trap.”
“不错。当你长大后，你想要的玩具会更贵，会变成要让你的朋友羡慕的汽车、游艇和大房子，”富爸爸笑着说，“恐惧把你推出门外，欲望又开始召唤你，诱惑你去触礁。这就是陷阱。”
“So what’s the answer,” Mike asked.
“那我们该怎么做呢？”迈克问道。
“What intensifies fear and desire is ignorance. That is why rich people with lots of money often have more fear the richer they get. Money is the carrot, the illusion. If the donkey could see the whole picture, it might rethink its choice to chase the carrot.”
“无知使恐惧和欲望更加强烈，这就是为什么很多有钱人越有钱就越害怕。钱就是驴子面前的胡萝卜，是幻象。如果驴子能了解到全部事实，它可能会重新想想是否还要去追求胡萝卜。”
Rich dad went on to explain that a human’s life is a struggle between ignorance and illumination.
富爸爸继续解释说人生实际上是在无知和觉醒之间的一场斗争。
He explained that once a person stops searching for information and self-knowledge, ignorance sets in. That struggle is a moment-to-moment decision—to learn to open or close one’s mind.
他说一个人一旦停止了解有关自己的知识和信息，就会变得无知。这种斗争实际上就是你时刻都要做的一种决定：是通过不断学习打开自己的心扉，还是封闭自己的头脑。
“Look, school is very important. You go to school to learn a skill or profession to become a contributing member of society. Every culture needs teachers, doctors, mechanics, artists, cooks, businesspeople, police officers, firefighters, and soldiers. Schools train them so society can thrive and flourish,” said rich dad. “Unfortunately, for many people school is the end, not the beginning.”
“看，学校非常重要。你去学校学习一种技术或一门专业，并成为对社会有益的人。每一种社会文明都需要教师、医生、工程师、艺术家、厨师、商人、警察、消防员、士兵。学校培养了这些人才，所以我们的社会才能蒸蒸日上。”富爸爸说，“但不幸的是，对许多人来说，离开学校是学习的终点而不是起点。”
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