充實靈魂的九條卓見 （上）

hen my father was slowly progressing through the phases of a terminal illness， as a final legacy he revealed to me a sequence of nine extraordinary wealthbuilding steps he nicknamed “The nine insights of the wealthy soul.” On the surface， his lessons appeared to be about building material wealth. On a much deeper level though， these insights held the secret for overcoming our greatest challenges and receiving the highest wealth of the soul.

Whether you desire to transform a dream into reality， failure into triumph， grief into grace， or a relationship breakdown into a bridge of love and higher understanding， these universal principles are the means you can naturally accomplish your goals. Here is a summary of my father’s “nine insights of the wealthy soul.”

Insight one is insight itself. Just as a tree begins with a seed， so too is insight your seed to begin your transformation. One of the greatest insights is simply the knowledge that you can. You can overcome your greatest challenges. You can transform your dreams into your own living， breathing reality. You can create a new life for yourself and your loved ones.

Insight two： Timing. The saying， “Timing is everything，” is not just a nice expression. Without developing excellent timing， you will always be fighting the natural ebb and flow of the universe. Just as most seeds 1）sprout on a particular day in springtime， you can develop the ability to recognize the precise day of spring for all you do. Whether asking for a raise， launching a business venture， or bringing up a difficult subject to a friend， loved one or business partner， your ability to recognize the often brief moments of maximum opportunity will determine how much success and balance you achieve.

Insight three： Patience. Only humans are impatient. Seeds do not attempt to turn into trees in winter， eagles don’t try to soar during lightning storms， and mayflowers do not blossom in August. Developing patience， your ability to wait for the right moment in your life cycle to accomplish a particular task or goal， is all-important to develop excellent timing and great success.

Insight four： Surrender. What must you do to let go of your need to control things？ How can you let go of your past mistakes and history that may be preventing you from moving forward？ How do you spiritually surrender to a process？ Without spiritual surrender you will never be content， you will never have patience and excellent timing. You will never experience the joy and flow of having the greatest business and life partner you could ever possibly have.

我父親患上了絕癥，在病情一步步惡化之時，他向我揭示了關于財富積累的九個非凡步驟，作為留給我的最后遺贈。他將這九步稱為“靈魂充實的九條卓見”。表面上，他的教誨似乎是關于物質財富的積累，但從更深的層面來說，這些真知卓見道出了如何克服重重困難，從而最大程度地充實靈魂的秘密。

不管你是渴望變夢想為現實，化失敗為勝利，化悲痛為從容，或將一次情感危機變為聯絡感情加深了解的契機，這些普世準則都可以讓你自然而然地實現目標。以下便是我父親所說的“充實靈魂的九條卓見”。

卓見一就是卓見本身。就像樹木始于種子一樣，卓見為你的蛻變播下了種子。最深刻的卓見之一就是明白自己能夠做得到。你能夠克服最艱難的挑戰，你能夠把夢想變成真真切切的現實，你能夠讓自己和所愛之人的生活煥然一新。

卓見二：時機。“時機就是一切”絕不僅僅是一句空洞的巧言。沒有出色把握時機的能力，你就永遠只能在變幻莫測的世事中載浮載沉。正如大多數種子都會在春季的某一天綻出新芽，你也可以煉就一雙慧眼，為自己所做的每一件事情辨出一個最適合的“春日”。無論是請求加薪，進行一次商業冒險，還是向朋友、愛人或生意伙伴提出一個難以啟齒的話題，你能取得多大的成功和平衡就取決于你能不能把握住那些最為有利但常常稍縱即逝的時刻。

卓見三：耐心。只有人類才會缺乏耐心。種子不會貿然在寒冬成樹，雄鷹不會在電閃雷鳴時展翅翱翔，五月的花朵也不會在八月綻放。……