Chapter 13 Thirteenth letter: There is no such thing as a free lunch

Motto: You want to cripple a man, just give him a pair of crutches. You deny his dignity, you rob him of his destiny. The first and last chapter of the book of wisdom is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. (Both within and without, a little of that Which constitutes the dignity of life and death.) March 17, 1911 Dear John: I've noticed the news article accusing me of being stingy and not giving enough, and that's fine.I've had enough of being scolded by journalists who don't know what's going on, and I'm used to their ignorance and harshness.There is only one way for me to respond to them: to remain silent and unapologetic, no matter how much they criticize.Because I know what I think, I firmly believe that I am on the right side.

Everyone needs to walk their own path and it is important to have a clear conscience.A story may explain how little I pay to people begging me for money to solve their personal problems, and why it makes me more nervous to ask for money than to make money.The story goes like this: There is a farmer who raises several pigs in captivity.One day, the owner forgot to close the pen door and gave the pigs a chance to escape.Over several generations, these pigs became more and more aggressive and began to threaten pedestrians passing there.Several experienced hunters heard about this and wanted to hunt them down for the people.However, these pigs are very cunning and never fall for it.

John, when the pigs start to be independent, they will become tough and smart. One day, an old man drove a donkey dragging a two-wheeled cart with a lot of wood and grain into the village where "wild boars" were infested.The local residents were very curious, so they went forward and asked the old man, "Where are you from, and what are you going to do?" The old man told them, "I'm here to help you catch wild boars!" How can you do what even a good hunter can’t do.” But two months later, the old man came back and told the villagers in that village that he had locked the wild boar in a pen on the top of the mountain.

The villagers were surprised again and asked the old man: "Really? It's incredible, how did you catch them?" The old man explained: "First of all, I went to find the place where wild boars often come out to eat. Then I put some grain in the middle of the open space as bait for the trap. The pigs were startled at first, but finally ran over curiously and smelled the grain. Taste. Soon an old wild boar took the first bite, and the others followed suit. That's when I knew I was sure to catch them. "The next day, I added a little more grain and set up a plank a few feet away. The plank temporarily frightened them away like a ghost, but the free lunch was so tempting that they soon I ran back and continued to eat. At that time, the wild boars did not know that they were mine. After that, all I had to do was to build a few more planks around the food every day until my trap was completed.

"Then I dug a hole and put up the first corner stakes. Every time I add something, they stay away for a while but end up coming back for a free lunch. The fence is done and the door to the trap is ready Well, the habit of getting something for nothing made them walk into the pen without any hesitation. At this time, I put away the trap by surprise, and those pigs who ate their lunch for nothing were easily caught by me." The moral of the story is simple, when an animal depends on humans for food, its wits are taken away, and then it's in trouble.The same applies to humans, if you want to cripple a person, just give him a pair of crutches and wait a few months; in other words, if you give a person a free lunch for a certain period of time, He will develop the habit of getting something for nothing.Don't forget, everyone needs to be "taken care of" from the womb.

Yes, I always encourage you to help others, but like I always tell you, if you give a man a fish, you can only feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you can feed him for a lifetime .This old saying about fishing makes sense. Granting money is, in my opinion, a wrong kind of help that deprives a person of the drive to be thrifty, hardworking, and instead becomes lazy, unprogressive, and irresponsible.More importantly, when you give alms to a person, you deny his dignity, and if you deny his dignity, you rob him of his destiny, which is extremely immoral in my opinion.As a rich man, I have the responsibility to be a messenger for the benefit of mankind, but I cannot be the one who creates lazy people.

Once a man forms a habit, whether good or bad, the habit always possesses him.The habit of eating lunch for free will not make a person go smoothly, it will only make him lose his chance of winning.But hard work is the only reliable way out. Work is the price we pay for enjoying success. Wealth and happiness can only be obtained by hard work. A long time ago, a wise old king wanted to write a book of wisdom for future generations.One day, the old king summoned his wise courtiers and said, "A mind without wisdom is like a lantern without a candle. I want you to write a book of wisdom from all ages to illuminate the future of your descendants."

After the wise man took his orders and left, he worked for a long time, and finally completed a majestic twelve-volume masterpiece, and proudly declared: "Your Majesty, this is the record of wisdom in all ages." The old king looked at it and said, "Gentlemen, I'm sure this is the wisdom of all ages. However, it is too thick, and I worry that people will read it and miss the point. Let's condense it!" It took a lot of time and several cuts to complete a book.However, the old king still thought it was too long and ordered them to condense again. These wise men condense a book into a chapter, then into a page, then into a paragraph, and finally into a sentence.The wise old king looked very proud when he saw this sentence. "Gentlemen," he said, "this is truly the wisdom of all ages, and when people everywhere know this truth, most of our problems will be solved." The saying goes, "There is no such thing as a free lunch. "

The first and last chapter of the book of wisdom is that there is no such thing as a free lunch.If people knew that getting ahead came at the cost of hard work, most of them would achieve something and it would make the world a better place.And those who eat lunch for free will sooner or later pay the price with interest. To live, a person must create something in himself and the outside world that can give dignity to life and death. love your father