THE JAPANESE 3 POWERS

 the Japanese are aware of three powers; "The power of the sword, the jewel and the mirror."

The sword symbolizes the power of weapons.
America has spent trillions of dollars on weapons and, because of this, is the supreme military presence in the world.


The jewel symbolizes the power of money.
 There is some degree of truth to the saying, "Remember the golden rule.
 He who has the gold makes the rules."

The mirror symbolizes the power of self-knowledge.
This self-knowledge, according to Japanese legend, was the most treasured of the three.

The poor and middle class all too often allow the power of money to control them. By simply getting up and working harder, failing to ask themselves if what they do makes sense, they shoot themselves in the foot as they leave for work every morning.
 By not fully understanding money, the vast majority of people allow the awesome power of money to control them. The power of money is used against them.

If they used the power of the mirror, they would have asked themselves, "Does this make sense?" All too often, instead of trusting their inner wisdom, that genius inside of them, most people go along with the crowd.
They do things because everybody else does it. They conform rather than question. Often, they mindlessly repeat what they have been told.

It is said that the fear of public speaking is a fear greater than death for most people.
According to psychiatrists, the fear of public speaking is caused by the fear of ostracism, the fear of standing out, the fear of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an outcast. The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.

That is why my educated dad said the Japanese valued the power of the mirror the most, for it is only when we as humans look into the mirror do we find truth. And the main reason that most people say "Play it safe' is out of fear. That goes for anything, be it sports, relationships, career, money.

It is that same fear, the fear of ostracism that causes people to conform and not question commonly accepted opinions or popular trends.

Many great financial problems are caused by going along with the crowd and trying to keep up with the Joneses.
Occasionally, we all need to look in the mirror and be true to our inner wisdom rather than our fears..