太子爷小说网 > 英语电子书 > born_rich >

第3节

born_rich-第3节

小说: born_rich 字数: 每页4000字

按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页,按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页,按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
————未阅读完?加入书签已便下次继续阅读!



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 circulation…rather; 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 front…page 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 was still quite young at the time; 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 
becoming 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 
uncomfortable。 Perhaps you would feel so uncomfortable; 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 uncomfortable 
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 comfortable about 
money because they have it; they have it because they feel 
comfortable 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 
become very comfortable 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 come 
to visit upon me。〃 Now; stop and ask yourself …if you will…what 
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 enough 
money; or if we habitually worry about losing the money we do 
have; then we are absolutely guaranteed not to worry in vain。 


For just as surely as Job was afflicted by his many maladies; 
so too shall we be afflicted by the lack or the loss of money。 

To take a more contemporary example; let us again 
consider the tragic case of 〃poor old Mr。 Chapman。〃 As you 
will recall; he was the elderly gentleman who never spent any 
of his hard…earned savings。 But the question is; 〃Why didn't 
he?〃 Most likely it was because he was afraid that if he spent 
his money; he would become poor and hence would be forced 
to live like a pauper。 The irony was; however; that because of 
his fear; he lived like a pauper anyway! Or; to be more biblical 
about it; 〃The thing that he feared most came to visit upon 
him。〃 

In a later chapter you will be given a fuller explanation of 
the paradox of why we attract into our lives the very things we 
least desire。 But for now; suffice it to say; worrying about 
money is always extremely counterproductive。 This principle 
holds true; even if you rationalize your worry with the old 
platitude that you are 〃just saving a little for a rainy day。〃 

I must put forward one other caveat at this time: if you 
really want to significantly increase the amount of money you 
are presently earning; the first thing you must do is learn to 
pay substantially less attention to what others around you are 
saying and substantially more attention to what that 〃quiet 
voice〃 that speaks within you; is saying。 Put more prosaically: 
you must strive to become much less susceptible to influences 
outside of yourself and much more inclined to trust the 
instincts and feelings that lie within you。 Let me elaborate。 

Most people who fail to accumulate enough money to live 
in the style they choose are the same people who are most 
easily influenced by other people's opinions。 For instance; they 
are often the people who let the writers of economic doom and 
gloom…whether in the newspapers or on news broadcasts …do 
their thinking for them。 But; as Napoleon Hill pointed out in 
his great book; Think and Grow Rich; opinions are the 
cheapest commodities on earth。 In fact; almost everyone has a 
flock of them ready to be foisted upon anyone who is willing to 


accept them。 Therefore; if you know you have been unduly 
influenced in the past by other people's opinions; make up 
your mind right now…before you read any further…that from 
here on in; you are going to heed your own counsel; while 
keeping an attentive ear open for God's counsel。 Remember; if 
you do; there is absolutely no reason why you cannot become 
financially successful within a very reasonable period of time。 

Understanding vs。 Memorization 

As you read on through the pages in this book; you will 
develop an ever…increasing awareness of the talents and 
abilities that lie d

返回目录 上一页 下一页 回到顶部 0 0

你可能喜欢的