【正文】 t see any possible way for Dortmunder to turn it down. With Dortmunder and May in, plus Murch to do the driving and Murc 。s poem. Choosing not to listen to my highly educated dad39。 Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the sam e, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads onto way, I doubted if I should ever e back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence。t matter. My rich dad always said, Money is power. The power of our thoughts may never be measured or appreciated, but it became obvious to me as a young boy to be aware of my thoughts and how I expressed myself. I noticed that my poor dad was poor not because of the amount of money he earned, which was significant, but because of his thoughts and actions. As a young boy, having two fathers, I became acutely aware of being careful which thoughts I chose to adopt as my own. Whom should I listen tomy rich dad or my poor dad? Although both men had tremendous respect for education and learning, they disagreed in what they thought was important to lea rn. One wanted me to study hard, earn a degree and get a good job to wor k for money. He wanted me to study to bee a professional, an attorney or an accountant or to go to business school for my MBA. The other encouraged me to study to be rich, to understand how money works and to learn how to have it work for me. I don39。t do this. E ven when he was flat broke after a major financial setback, he continued to re fer to himself as a rich man. He would cover himself by saying, There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal. My poor dad would also say, I39。ll never be rich. And that prophesy became reality. My rich dad, on the other hand, always referred to himself as rich. He would say things like, I39。m entitled to these benefits. The other believed in total financial selfreliance. He spoke out against the entitlement mentality and how it was creating weak and financially needy people. He was emphatic about being financially petent. One dad struggled to save a few dollars. The other simply created investments. One dad taught me how to write an impressive resume so I could find a good job. The other taught me how to write strong business and financial plans so I could create jobs. Being a product of two strong dads allowed me the luxury of observing the effects different thoughts have on one39。re in trouble. Both dads paid their bills on time, yet one paid his bills first while the other paid his bills last. One dad believed in a pany or the government taking care of you and your needs. He was always concerned about pay raises, retirement plans, medical benefits, sick leave, vacation days and other per ks. He was impressed with tw o of his uncles w ho joined the military and earned a retirement and entitlement package for life afte r twenty years of active service. He loved the idea of medical benefits and PX privileges the military provided its retirees. He also loved the tenure system available through the university. The idea of job protection for life and job benefits seemed more important, at times, than the job. He would often say, I39。m not rich is because I have you kids. The other said, The reason I must be rich is because I have you kids. One encouraged talking about money and business at the dinner ,table. The other forbade the subject of money to be discussed over a meal. One said, When it es to money, play it safe, don39。t afford it was a sign of mental laziness. Although both dads wor ked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters, and the other ha d a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to the gym to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch wa tching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chances for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth. Laziness decreases both health and wealth. My two dads had opposing attitudes in thought. One dad thought that the rich should pay more in taxes to take care of those less fortunate. The other said, Taxes punish those who produce and reward those who don39。t afford it. T he other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say, How can I afford it? One is a statement, and the other is a question. One lets you off the hook, and the other forces you to think. My soontoberich dad would explain that by automatically saying the words I can39。s thoughts on one39。s financial programming and mindset. It was learned while the child was young. Money is not taught in schools. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills, but not on financial skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants who earned excellent grades in school may still struggle financially all of their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to highly educated polit icians and government officials making financial decisions w ith little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and wonder what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. They will be dependent on their families or the government for financial support. What will happen when Medicare and Social Security run out of money? How w ill a nation survive if teaching children about money continues to be left to parentsmost of whom will be, or already are, poor? Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad39。t know what he39。s statement. It woul