Yanuck
Rancher
Joined: 10 Sep 2007
Posts: 1267
Location: idaho
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| Kato wrote: |
I've always been of the opinion that the best people grow up just a bit hungry. By that I mean that it does a person's development no good if they can just have whatever they want whenever they want it. They don't develop an appreciation for what they do have.
Whenever our boys had something they absolutely had to have, we always made them earn it first, whether by working for it, or saving up. Then when they did get that much wanted item they really took good care of it, and used it well. They appreciated it.
There's a lot to be said for living within your means. It develops character, and it's looking like there's going to be quite a lot of "character development" going on in a lot of places over the next while. After the first painful part is over, it will be a better thing in the long run for everyone. |
I have a SIL and BIL that are severly lacking in the "character" department, life's about to get really real for them shortly!! Thank God for Caller ID!!
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