Reasons why Filipinos are NOT RICH! Part 1

Just a few days ago, my brother in law, Rambo R. Ruiz, shared his experience and ideas as he attended a one day seminar on how we can be rich by Mr. John Calub.  This is how I understood him.

1st, Most of us, if not all, are taught by our parents to “Study hard, get a nice job with nice benefits.” And if we won’t, we’re a looser, not accepted in the society. Hence, we have to for us to have a secure future and sustain the FAMILY. And I think, this idea has been implanted all over the world. One big concern with this practise is that it creates FEAR.  Fear of not having a nice and secure life if we will not study hard. And when our grades are low, they’re upset which for some leads unpleasant behavior. They’re focused on the numbers not on the situation. Never, if not always, asked what we really wanted. On the other hand I don’t blame my parents, because they we’re taught the same thing. Suffice to say that "We’re taught to be a good employee not a good employer."

2nd, Schools doesn’t teach how to be rich either. They have implemented the same thing being taught at home. “Study hard, get good grades to have nice and secure job with awesome benefits!”  Otherwise you won’t and will be labelled as a “looser”.  “You have to be number one so that you can have the top position being employed.”They don’t merely create FEAR but also machines. Why is that? Ask yourselves if your education helps you “think” or helps you to memorize?
Those are two different things. I don’t blame my teachers or professors neither rather the educational system.  If our home doesn’t teach how to be rich so does our second home,  then don’t wonder why we’re not rich.

3rd, Sayings and Songs which are vital in molding our dreams and aspiration doesn’t teach to be rich as well. For example, the folk song “Bahay Kubo”. The first two words create small aspirations. It kills one mind to think big! Ask a child to draw their dream house and you will find that most of them draw a small “nipa” house instead of big one. The saying “Kapag maikli and kumot, matutong mamaluktot.” At first you might say there’s nothing wrong with it since it teaches one to be patient. However, it doesn’t teach to create solutions. If your blanket is short, then find a way to get a bigger one! You may find these things silly but do remember that “Without dreams, there is no future!”


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