第19部分 (第8/8页)

well　as　to　receive。　In　cases　of　financial　or　professional　struggle；　there　is　often　a　lack　of　giving　and　receiving。　I　know　many　people　who　are　poor　because　they　are　neither　good　students　nor　good　teachers。

Both　of　my　dads　were　generous　men。　Both　made　it　a　practice　to　give　first。　Teaching　was　one　of　their　ways　of　giving。　The　more　they　gave；　the　more　they　received。　One　glaring　difference　was　in　the　giving　of　money。　My　rich　dad　gave　lots　of　money　away。　He　gave　to　his　church；　to　charities；　to　his　foundation。　He　knew　that　to　receive　money；　you　had　to　give　money。　Giving　money　is　the　secret　to　most　great　wealthy　families。　That　is　why　there　are　organizations　like　the　Rockefeller　Foundation　and　the　Ford　Foundation。　These　are　organizations　designed　to　take　their　wealth　and　increase　it；　as　well　as　give　it　away　in　perpetuity。

My　educated　dad　always　said；　〃When　I　have　some　extra　money；　I'll　give　it。〃　The　problem　was；　there　was　never　any　extra。　So　he　worked　harder　to　draw　more　money　in　rather　than　focus　on　the　most　imp