New Brother - Poor Dad, Rich Dad

I have two dads, a rich dad and a poor dad. One of my dads was highly educated and intelligent. He earned a Ph.D. in two years, which would have taken four years. He went on to attend Stanford University in Chicago. He then went on to do graduate work at Northwestern University to further his financial education.

Another father didn't even graduate from eighth grade.

Both fathers were successful in their careers and worked hard their entire lives. Both earned a good income. However, one was always struggling financially. The other became one of the richest men in Hawaii. One left millions of dollars to his family, charities, and his church when he died. The other left behind only debts to pay off.

Both fathers were strong, powerful men with noble spirits. Both men gave me advice. But the advice they gave was equally different. Both had strong beliefs in education. But the studies they referred to were not at all the same.

If I had only one father, I would accept the poor dad and rich dad advice given to me. If I rejected it, I would reject it. Now I have two fathers, and I have to choose the advice given by them from my perspective, and one of them is a rich dad and the other is a poor dad.

I neither accept nor reject their suggestions as they are. I think about them, compare them, and choose what I think is right for me.

The problem is, the rich dad wasn't rich yet. The poor dad wasn't poor yet. Both were still starting their careers. And both were struggling to provide for their families financially. But when it came to money, they had different views.

For example, a father...

"The love of money alone is the root of all evil," said one father, while another father said, "The lack of money is the root of all evil."

As a young man under the influence of two powerful fathers, I faced difficulties. I wanted to be a good son who obeyed my parents. However, the teachings of both fathers were not the same. Comparing their attitudes towards money, I tried to make my own observations and plans. I began to think more deeply about what each of them said.

I think back to my many personal moments and ask myself, “Why did my father say that?” I question the words my father said in the same way. If I simply accepted them, saying, “Yes, he is right. I agree with that,” there would be no need to worry. If I simply rejected them, saying, “This old man doesn’t even know what he is talking about,” I would simply reject them.