Why is it that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? Have you ever wondered why?
There are many truths, in fact, a small story may be enough to make you suddenly understand.
Once upon a time, there was a king ready to go out. Before going out, the king summoned three servants by his side.
Based on what was usually known to the servants, the king gave them different amounts of money. The first servant received 5,000 taels of silver, the second servant received 2,000 taels of silver, and the third servant received 1,000 taels of silver.
After the arrangements were made, the king was relieved to go away.
After the king left, the three servants took the money in their hands and made different arrangements.
The man who got 5,000 taels of silver took the money to buy and sell, so he earned another 5,000 taels of silver.
The man who got 2,000 taels of silver also took the money to do business, and likewise, he earned a profit of 2,000 taels of silver.
Only the person who got 1,000 taels of silver, he was afraid of losing the money, so he respectfully buried the silver in the ground.
After the king returned from a long journey, he could not wait to settle the account with the three men.
Seeing the arrangement of the money of the first two men, the king praised them loudly and decided to entrust them with heavy responsibilities.
Only the third man, the king, roared, "You are such a wicked and lazy servant. Since you can't do business, you can give this 1,000 taels of silver to those who need money, and then you will charge some interest.
When I come back, I can get it back with profit, which is better than you burying it in the ground. Do you think that silver, like seeds, will grow more silver when buried in the ground? ”
After speaking, the king was still angry. He ordered that the 1,000 taels of silver in the hands of the third person be distributed to the first person, that is, the person who already had 10,000 taels of silver in his hand.
The king said, "Whatever is less, even what he has will be taken." Give him more, and let him have more, and let him have more. ”
So-called: the richer you are, the richer you will be; the better you are, the better you will be.
This is what Robert Morton proposed the "Matthew effect." The "Matthew effect" is named after this fable in the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. Any individual, group or region that achieves success and progress in a certain aspect will produce an accumulation of advantages, which in turn will have the opportunity to achieve greater success and progress.
Therefore, the person who gets 5,000 taels of silver will become richer and richer. Not only will he make money himself, but he will also be able to absorb other people's money.
The good gets better and better, the bad gets worse, the more gets more, the fewer get less and less.
The Matthew effect explains the phenomenon of social polarization very well. The richer people tend to get richer, and the poorer people tend to get poorer. As a result, the gap between the rich and the poor has widened.
The Tao Te Ching says, "The way of heaven is more than enough to make up for what is lost; the way of man is not the same, and the damage is not enough to be more than enough." ”
The laws of action between the Tao of Heaven and humanity are not only different, but also diametrically opposed.
So, if you've fallen into the cycle of poverty, after complaining, remember to reflect. Because complaining is useless, what really drags you into the circle of poverty may be the habitual way of thinking.
Well, today's sharing is here, I wish you all the old iron can achieve financial independence and financial freedom as soon as possible!
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