September 1, 2021

Rich Dad Poor Dad: Reflective Essays

I could say that I am as excited as I was in the beginning as I read the ending part of the book. Its
tag “best-selling book” makes sense as I learned a lot from it. I am happy with the father that I got,
although I wish I had someone to train me handle things in life when I was younger. Now, I am in my 20s
and I do not know what to do. So far, this is the first non-fiction book that I finished. I am not very
confident with the length of time I had to take in finishing the books, but I think I had a nice grasp on
how this is all about. This essay will be the first, I do not know if it will the last, reflective essay that I will
write about the book I just finished.

The first thing that I want to point out is that the kind of education you acquire in school tells
you to do something you want and the success will follow. But then they try to educate you on how to
become a good employee, not a businessman or an investor. So even if the student wants to be a
sportsman, a musician, or a great painter, they may want to study things on their own. Good thing we
have internet nowadays. What I mean is that: who wants to listen to boring MAPEH lessons where
everything was described but not explained? Who wants to listen to boring PE lessons where all they did
was get your measurement and know how fast you run? No one. Then, they will imprint an idea on your
mind about emotionless businessmen that only think about themselves, or cunning investors that only
want your wealth, suggesting that anything associated with money is evil and that it is not a necessity in
life to become happy. Not until you grow up will you realize that money, indeed, buys happiness. This
book provides a larger picture of reality that cannot be seen inside the borders of schools.

Second, I may want to give real estate a time to explore it during my free time as it piques my
attention the most. It is what Kiyosaki got him out of the rat race. However, I know that it will not be an
easy task and that it will take a lot more time and money to execute it. But I just want to ready myself
for the possibilities. At this point, I want to have a financial freedom. And I must start early. As I was a
crybaby, a scared kid, a clumsy one. I want to nullify myself with all of the fears and let myself have an
experience of real freedom, one that will set me and my love ones away from the rat race too.

Lastly, I realized the need for more flexible learning. I do not have all the money to buy myself a
printer at the moment. I can’t be too picky and demanding when it comes to learning. I have to learn
how to learn fast in order to cope up with all the information that I need to learn and give myself a great
headshot for the coming years.

Not until this day that I realized that I am a bad writer. But I want to be good. That is why I write.
I will write and write because that is what a good writer does. This essay is not enough to describe the
learning and experience that I had with the book, I was sorry that I cannot buy it to give the author the
proper appreciation, not that he needs my money. Better writer could give him better reaction paper,
but with all the promises, mentioned or not, I made with myself, together with my undying desire for
financial freedom, let this paper be a promise to be a better version of my self.