I read from Brian Tracy's CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE, that one of the main difference of the RICH and the POOR is what they have in their houses. Of course, everyone would say this to be true. I mean, come on? It's like common sense, right? Of course, you would say, what the rich have, the poor cannot afford.. Actually, it's not what you think. Believe me!
Brian Tracy said that when you enter a rich man's house, you would realize that they have a LIBRARY of books that they actually do read. If not a library, they would have a sturdy shelf of a collection of books, mainly about self improvement, getting rich and personality development. And what would you see in a poor man's house, yup, you got it! The biggest television they could afford! Or buy on credit for that matter.
Now, I'm not saying TV is bad. I watch TV, too. But the rich and wealthy people, they spend time to better themselves. As they say, what you will become in the next five years will depend on the books you read and the people you associate with. So did those rich guys bought the books after they get rich? or before they get rich? The answer is obvious, they read the books first, applied them, and the results, as we see it now, are evident.
A friend of mine, just came back from Paris, and the most amazing thing he shared was that in Paris, almost everyone is seen reading a book, whether it be in a cafe, or along the River Seine, or in a park. And here's more, there is hardly any TV in each house he was able to visit. Now, France, is not a poor country, and yet these people opt to buy books, rather than TV. France is the home of one of the best arts, literature, building structures and great food. Their practically geniuses, why? You know the answer, because they love to read.
Here in our country, how many people read? How many people list down that big flat screen TV on sale, on their TO BUY list? See the difference? You decide. That book or the TV? I'll leave you that choice, now if you'll excuse me, I'll just finish reading my book. :)
