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Introduction
Ga Hpaw
Most people have a pretty clear idea of
Măsha law mălawng kaw ē, tinang a mătu kăja ai/n
They are determined to eat healthily,
idea nga ai. Hkamja ai hku lusha sha na, bungli
what’s good for them and what’s not.
kăja ai lam yan ni hte seng nna, ramdaw asan apra rē
save money for retirement and not
hkring sa ten a mătu gumhpraw măhkawng da na,
smoke.
hkayawm koi gam na, ngu shanhtē dawdan chyē ai.
But when it comes to actually seeing
Raitim, shăni shăgu asak hkrung lam hta ndai lam
they often do the opposite: they eat
chyē ma ai. Hkamja ai lusha n sha ai, gumhpraw hpe
these things through in everyday life,
yan ni hte găja wa hkrum wa yang, nhti nhtang gălaw
unhealthily, they’re reckless with
sădi săhka n jai lang ai hta n-ga, hkayawm law law lu
Unwise behaviors crop up in all parts
Mălu măsha lailen ni kaw na hpang let, gumhpraw
investment decisions to the way we
gălaw ai lam ni du hkra, anhtē a prat lămang shăgu
money and they smoke too much.
of our lives, from eating habits to
byin ai.
arang bang dawdan lam, shăni shăgu na aten jăhpan
structure our daily schedule. We grab a hta ē, bawnu n rawng ai akyang ni paw pru wa ai. chocolate bar even though we know
Makawk si grau kăja ai hpe chyē tim, chawkalet
we hit snooze every time our alarm
ngoi ai aten, chyăhkring mi bai yup la ai (kăde n na
that an apple would be better for us;
atawng hpe anhtē lăta sha ai. Jăhpawt yup jăsu nsen
rings despite knowing this means we’ll
yang lăwan gat hkawm ra să na ngu chyē taw tim).
Such behavioral patterns cause
Lăwan lădan dawdan lam ni gaw aten gălu na n kăja
only have to rush later.
problems when quick decisions result
ai akyu ara ni byin wa ai măjaw, dai zawn akyang
in serious long-term consequences. For lailen măka ni gaw manghkang ni byin shăngun ai. example, statistics show that when it
Ga shădawn, jăhpan chyărang ni kaw tang mădun ai
citizens save very little even though
wa yang, US măsha law law gaw kăchyi kăchyaw sha
comes to saving money, most US
hku nga yang, gumhpraw măhkawng ai lam hte seng
they know this can cause them trouble
lu măhkawng ai (dai gaw hpang daw de shanhtē a
later.
mătu manghkang byin wa na hpe chye tim).
If we suddenly lose our income due to
Lama na anhtē machyi makaw byin, bungli n lu ai
illness or unemployment or have
măjaw shang gumhpraw n nga mat yang, mawdaw jak 1