Ray Dalio's "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail" History shows us that reversing a decline is very difficult because it requires undoing so many things that have already been done. For example, if one’s spending is greater than one’s earnings and one’s liabilities are greater than one’s assets, those circumstances can only be reversed by working harder or consuming less. The question is whether we Americans can face our challenges honestly and adapt and change to meet them. But while we can’t know for certain whether the splits and conflicts in the US will increase or reverse, we do know that the long-term momentum is toward increasing division and this is a serious risk. The fact that the US is simultaneously deeply indebted, its international standing is weakening, and it is experiencing serious conflict should be concerning both to Americans and to non-Americans who depend on them.    

I’ve found comments about this book in several other books. I didn’t pay full attention to it, but as I came across it many times, I decided to read it. It’s because if everybody says the book and there should be a reason. And there “IS” the reason. If somebody wants me to recommend just one book for his/her life, then obviously this book would be my answer. As we see the title, The Last Lecture, the writer and instructor was dying because of pancreatic cancer. His children were young, and he couldn’t see the children who would grow up. Furthermore, if they need father because of troublesome in their life, he couldn’t give any advice or support to them. This book is based on his actual last lecture which contains that he’d love to tell or show them how much he loved them, and some advice which is related with our own child dreams. Of course, it is true for all of us. When a parent dies at such an early age, some children think that other normal life cycle events may not