Work for free
by Shang Lee
I’ve read about working for free in Rich Dad Poor Dad. Rich Dad would ask his son and Robert to work for free, so that they don’t ever work for a monthly pay.
I’ve recently just understood the meaning of working for free. In fact, I’ve been working for free for all these time, when I’m training for my Tai Ji.
Somehow, it’s the things that we do for free that makes life seems more meaningful, until what you do for free is being exchanged for something else, like fame and fortune. And then it becomes complicated, like training for a medal, or training for glory, or training for money, or even training to look good. It’s difficult to ask the mind to concentrate on one thing, and then at the same time focus on attaining something else. See, on the one hand, you’re training to learn the art. On the other, you’re training to attain some physical reward or recognition.
I don’t know whether I’ll ever need the recognition, but the training towards attaining recognition might be counter-productive to learning. The more you train, the less you learn.
Maybe working for free does have its merits. Get paid doing something else. I guess that’s what the day job is all about.
So, I’m good in numbers, spreadsheets, and maybe some writing. Anything I can help you with for free? 
Hopefully, if I really add value, the money will come. I guess that’s what Rich Dad’s advice really is. Don’t work for the next pay check. Work to really add value to other people’s life. Money, fame, glory will then follow. So the theory goes…
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