Charles Munger: Enlightenment from the 97-year-old man

1 924 65438+1October1,Charles Munger was born in Omaha, the midwest of the United States.

After his mother taught him to read, Charlie began to go to primary school. He likes reading, especially biographies. With reading, his knowledge is increasing day by day, and he often questions the wisdom of teachers and classmates.

He worships statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin very much. Until now, Charlie still likes to use Franklin's epigrams to warn himself.

Both parents encouraged Charlie to read more books. For example, at Christmas, his parents gave him some books, but Charlie wolfed them down that night.

Later, Charlie said, "There is not a smart person from all walks of life I have ever met who doesn't study every day-no, none." It may surprise you that Warren Buffett reads as many books as I do. My children laugh at me. They think I am a book with two legs. "

He always carries a book with him. As long as he has a book in his hand, he won't feel wasting his time.

Since he and Buffett took over Berkshire, the company's market value has increased by 13500 times, which seems to be the growth of money, and in essence can not be separated from the wisdom he read a lot from books since childhood.

In addition, his parents let him work to earn money and exercise Charlie's practical ability.

For example, he used to work in the grocery store opened by Grandpa Buffett, carrying heavy boxes every day. At the end of a day's work, he can get a salary of 2 dollars. A few years later, Buffett also worked hard at the grocery store.

Later, he found a job of watching people come and go at 40 cents an hour.

These efforts benefited Charlie a lot. He not only learned discipline, but also realized the sufferings of the world, which laid the foundation for him to continue to do charity after he became a rich man.

From Charles Munger's early experience, we can see that we should cultivate an excellent person, continue to cultivate his interest in reading and let him exercise himself more in practice.

Reading is equivalent to theory, work is equivalent to practice, without the theoretical support of reading, practice is equivalent to passive wood; Reading without practice will fall into a state of fantasy.