第3部分 (第8/8页)

　and　ages　hence；　Two　roads　diverged　in　a　wood；　and　I　took　the　one　less　traveled　by；　And　that　has　made　all　the　difference。

Robert　Frost（1916）

And　that　made　all　the　difference。

Over　the　years；　I　have　often　reflected　upon　Robert　Frost's　poem。　Choosing　not　to　listen　to　my　highly　educated　dad's　advice　and　attitude　about　money　was　a　painful　decision；　but　it　was　a　decision　that　shaped　the　rest　of　my　life。

Once　I　made　up　my　mind　whom　to　listen　to；　my　education　about　money　began。　My　rich　dad　taught　me　over　a　period　of　30　years；　until　I　was　age　39。　He　stopped　once　he　realized　that　I　knew　and　fully　understood　what　he　had　been　trying　to　drum　into　my　often　thick　skull。

Money　is　one　form　of　power。　But　what　is　more　powerful　is　financial　education。　Money　es　and　goes；　but　if　you　have　the　education　about　how　money　works；　you　gain　power　over　it　and　can　begin　building　wealth。　The　reason　positive　thinking　alone　does　not　work　is　because　most　people　went　to　school　and　never　learned　how　money　works；　so　they　spend　their　lives　working　for　money。

Because　I　was　only　9　years　old　when　I　started；　th