| If, in our example, the dam is considered a problem for | | | | to not know appears. |
| the river, then any problem is simply a deviation from | | | | First, we should know: |
| the straight course. If the river flowed along its course | | | | In order for a problem to exist and to undermine |
| without meeting a dam, one could say that it had no | | | | peace, it is necessary for it to have some unknown |
| problems because it did not meet any obstacles or | | | | part. It may be that the problem itself is absolutely |
| challenges. | | | | unknown (incomprehensible) or that some parts of the |
| The straight road, in other words, is the truth, right | | | | problem are falsely comprehended. There may also |
| information; any deviation from the straight road is a lie, | | | | be a misunderstanding about the actual problem |
| distorted, wrong information or evasion. | | | | (problem does not exist or information about it |
| Problems exist only because of the lack of information | | | | distorted). |
| or because of wrong (falsified) information. | | | | In short: |
| Let's suppose that we believe: in order to achieve | | | | For the problem to exist it must be based on a |
| financial freedom you need to work hard; however, as | | | | falsehood. |
| much as we work, someone will always earn more | | | | Let's say that a conflict arises with one's wife or |
| than us. This is because a small deviation exists in | | | | husband caused by one of his or her statements. The |
| "hard work" belief, for achieving financial freedom it is | | | | conflict results in a couple of days without speaking to |
| not the effort, but the wise effort that earns us more. | | | | one another. After that, it becomes clear that they: |
| Instead of believing in hard work, change to believing in | | | | A. did not understand each other correctly, or |
| smart work. | | | | B. said something in a way they did not want to say it. |
| We can dig as many regular trenches as we would | | | | Every problem should be evaluated like this: for a |
| like but we will not become rich because each | | | | problem to exist, a falsehood must be present. |
| person's time and effort resources are limited. If you | | | | Another example is the constant problem of |
| want to become rich by quickly digging trenches, you | | | | unfaithfulness for one couple. |
| must organize an army of slaves. | | | | Seen in this way, the constant problem of |
| Or hoping for easy money you can go to the king and | | | | unfaithfulness is due to some sort of falsehood. |
| ask for ten thousand ducats to purchase a ship and | | | | Specifically, the unfaithful person is directly lying to |
| travel plundering the new lands from "barbarians." Or | | | | herself and/or her partner, that she is worried about |
| sit on the oil pipe somewhere in Russia and over a | | | | him, that he cares about him and loves him, but the |
| couple of years steal the Earth's black gold that took | | | | truth is he is simply a one more man to play with. |
| millions of years to form. | | | | Problems are caused by the unknown, falsehoods to |
| If you want to become rich ethically you have to pay | | | | oneself, the falsehoods of other people, and their |
| those who dig the trenches for their services. | | | | mistaken beliefs and opinions. Superstitions that |
| If you love digging trenches, you may want to increase | | | | appeared, in turn, because of a lack of knowledge, lack |
| your qualifications or knowledge of trench-digging | | | | of information, or its distortion, are examples of such |
| problems. Thus you can increase the value of the | | | | mistaken beliefs. |
| same time and effort, enabling you to earn more and | | | | In essence, falsehood is the same dam obstructing the |
| still work a loved job. | | | | river's flow in its fortunate channel. It undermines the |
| What differentiates an unfortunate person from a | | | | squirrel gathering nuts for the winter. The only thing |
| fortunate one, a successful person from an | | | | obstructing our progress toward our goals and having |
| unsuccessful one, is only being informed. A person | | | | a good life is falsehood. |
| must have information about his subject. The more | | | | Someone once lied to a famous actress in her youth |
| fortunate person knows how to solve a problem easily | | | | by telling her that she was not pretty. This caused her |
| and more accurately. He knows WHAT the problem | | | | distress all her life, although many years had passed, |
| is; that is why he does not worry when problems | | | | and she was named the most beautiful woman on the |
| appear, and does not worry about natural problems | | | | planet. Who created the problem, a problem that was |
| either. A fortunate person is not scared of problems. | | | | not there? Someone's falsehood. |
| He or she simply has balance of problems-neither too | | | | A tactless comment, especially one made during a |
| much, nor too little. | | | | sensitive person's youth, may cause him or her to |
| An unfortunate person is unfortunate not because of | | | | seek treatment all their lives. The comment may have |
| fate, the stars, the gods or any other similar nonsense, | | | | been false or was true only in that moment, sometime |
| but because of his inability to see. For him, a capability | | | | in the past, but it is not true today. |