I am only at the second chapter into Napoleon Hill's 'Think and Grow Rich', the contents are so impactful that it took me into my reflective mode almost right away.
"Desire" is a key word which appeared many times from the very first chapter and it resonated strongly with me as I recalled my childhood. I am born to Singaporeans and not born with a golden spoon, I think not even a silver spoon. I am born to a below-average family with my father working in a blue-collar job and my mother a homemaker.
Life was simple, and I roughly knew that there were times of financial struggle, as I recalled money talks between my parents and there were instances when my mother brought me along to a pawn shop. In my primary school days, I got $1 a day for pocket money, most of my clothes and books were hand-me-down from ......