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WHAT DID You LEARN FROM YOUR MOTHER? I 177

that we should play soccer instead.
As I lifted offthat evening, with the general on board, we came under
intense enemy fire. I cannot prove it, but I am certain those boys did tip the
enemy as to our presence. They were the enemy. That evening, I sat alone
on the flight deck and reflected back on that day. "Did I really hear my
mom?" I asked myself over and over. In the end, I realized that it did not
makemuch difference. I had finally heard her. I got the message.
My mom's message to me was that I was a good kid but I had a mean
streak. While I smiled at lot, beneath the surface I wanted to fight. I had a
bad temper with a short fuse. When my parents joined the Peace Corps for
two years, while I was in high school, I informed them I was going to join
the Marine Corps, and I did. And they were against the Vietnam war.
That day on the grassy field, outside a small village in Vietnam, was a
turning point in my life.It was a defining moment. As I flewback toward the
aircraft carrier, even after being shot at, I knew my career as a Marine was
over. As the great American Indian Chiefjoseph once said, "I will fight no
more forever." It is not that I will not fight; I will not fight with weapons or
violenceanymore. Instead, I will fight
with the wisdom ofmy father and the
compassion ofmy mother. It is not that I will
In business, both Donald and I
not fight;1 will not,'
find ourselves surrounded - by
choice - with strong and successful fight with weapons
women.
or violence anymore.
I acknowledge my partners, both
Instead, lwill fight
women, for their dedication to our
mission. I know the future ofour new with the wisdom of
brands, Rich Woman and Rich
my father and the
Family, are in Kim's and Sharon's
capableand compassionate hands. compassion
Today, The Rich Dad Company my mother.
offers financial education, free of
charge, to children all over the world. - Robert T. Kiyosaki

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