The Rabbit and Tortoise Race

Eargerly wanted to upgrade my life, and frustratingly wanted to change my status quo, I read quite a number of self motivating books these few days. Robert's RDPD, Donald's HTBR, Stanley's MND are fews to name. Interestingly, 'get rich books' are dominating 'self-improving' section in every bookstore nowadays. Not surprising, who doesn't willing to die for money? If you say you don't think money is that important, just try go out (anywhere) and purposely leave your purse behind. Feel insecure? Feel your mind keep flashing something bad will happen? Worst, feel itchy all over your body? I do. That is the power of money..especially in this millenium.

Cut the story short, we all know we want to get rich, and there is no any definition of how rich is rich and how rich is enough. And we want it fast. (That is why the only shop you find people queing up even before it is open, is a 4D or Toto shop)

I don't want to be rich only when i am in my 80ies.(Even that is doubtful) We want it now. The faster, the better. Best, if I already rich even before I was born.

Surprisingly, that is the common message that I got after reading these books. The rich will tell their son to get rich the 'fast and smart' way, seldom the hardworking way. Hardworking or working hard, either way it is consider the obsolete way now. Brain power will always topple strength power.

You can be rich if you're not working your hand but you're working your brain. On the other hand, you won't be rich if you're not working your brain, even you're work your hand and feet 24hr, 7 days a week. Just take a look at kampung cows, they work from am till pm, are they rich?? :)

ever see cow to be rich?

And I stress again, the rich will teach their son to get rich as fast as now!! Not in one or two years time. Again, brain power. That is why God make human brain to think faster than they act. (But we are training ourselves to act the opposite way)

And that is why I think our education thought us the wrong thing. Ever heard of the rabbit and tortoise race story? I am sure all of us do. And over and over again. First chapter of moral education. I even found the same story in my 8-y.o nephew's books,..again, only with more colourful pictures. (I wonder when will the educationists come out with more stories..) My nephew told me one day.."Lao shi (meaning for teacher in mandarin) taught us, we must be like a tortoise, work hard..slow slow only can be success..!!"

You judge yourself...

I rather be the rabbit... and the story should be.."the rabbit runs to the finishing line, then he slept to wait the tortoise.." The morale of the story: don't be the tortoise!! Isn't it more straight to the point and less confusing?

we are taught to work slowly, and hard way??