Words of Wisdom 01 (May 08 - Oct 08)

[helios]

Be: 当个有钱人

Do: 做个有钱人

Have: 有很多钱

in chinese translation: 当、做、有 。。。 did i translate correctly for our chinese readers?

thank you Winston, now i know ...

[kennynah]

1) If you want to be rich, you need to first think like a rich person, talk like a rich person, have the feelings of a rich person. This is the "Be" part.
2) "Do" means behaving and acting like a rich person.
3) And only then will you "Have" money.
Another way of saying it is "fake it till you make it" ,,,,


w : hahaha....this is so funny...

[Apong]

Thanks to w, s, k for the replies ! I learn everyday from you (as long as I log in -- haha !)

In fact, it is good to "fake" -- i.e. act rich even before you become really rich. When you get treated like a "king/queen", you will be motivated to become one (rich hor, not king/queen).

That's why T. Harv Eker recommends putting 10% of your salary into a "blow it" account. Use up the money every month, pamper yourself, to see what it is like being rich.

[kennynah]

That's why T. Harv Eker recommends putting 10% of your salary into a "blow it" account. Use up the money every month, pamper yourself....

wow 'pong, i never knew you were such a open forummer.... but i like your candidness... so which one do u often visit?

[kennynah]

san mei :

u so perceptive... u translated the entire of what winston said in 3 chinese words...

当 做 有

which is what winston said... "take it as if u have it...even if it is a fake "

[helios]

yeah ... we need to have wisdom in our chin-na; hope Winston learns mandarin ... 讲华语

[winston]

You can see the speck in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the log in your own eye.

How can you say, "My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye," when you don't see the log in your own eye?

[winston]

The more you love humanity, the greater would be the happiness that you experience. On the other hand, if your love is feeble, then so will be your sense of joy. Therefore, love all.

What do you lose by loving all? Nothing whatsoever. Love can confer so much joy. If you smile, others would do the same. Therefore, all of you must go through life with smiles and joy. When someone scolds, one normally feels hurt, while the person who is scolding gets some satisfaction. Don't feel hurt when you are criticized or abused. Instead, react by just smiling.

You may wonder, "Why should I smile when that person is saying so many unpleasant things about me?" The answer is simple. You must smile because you have given the other person a chance to derive some satisfaction, even if it is by hurting your feelings.

Be happy that you were an instrument to make the other person happy. This is the positive attitude and sense of love that you have to develop.

-Divine Discourse, May 22, 2000.

[millionairemind]

One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know. John Kenneth Gilbraith

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Jimi Hendrix

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. James Oppenheim

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. James Allen

Life is a continual process of remaking ourselves. Author Unknown

The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go. John Pierpont Morgan

[winston]

In all that man does with a view to love himself, it is not possible for him to ignore loving others.
Without cultivating love for others, you can never cultivate love for yourself.

Sorrow for yourself is gained by hurting others. In the same manner, victory in every war will result in another war.

So also, any happiness that you can give to others will result in happiness for yourself in the end.

Man must realize that he cannot get anything without sharing it with humanity around him. So, you must believe that, in due course, happiness of the people around you will lead to your own happiness.

- Summer Showers, 1973.