As I watch my children in their everyday events, I realise they are pretty lucky......
In this day and age we are able to get EVERYTHING in an instant....
-Pizza.... hmmmm.... call.... deliver
-Wanna Chat..... find phone..... FaceTime/Call/Sms/Whatsapp (the list is endless)
-Want to read.... Download a book online/Kindle
-Want games..... Download an app
-Find me a resturant to eat at.... Google
You get the picture...... WE want it..... We can get it......AMAZING right?????
Technology is awesome don't get me wrong... I love... I'm using it right now to get my point across... but the downside to this instant life is.... I our kids are getting super lazy....and spoilt....
They are not learning how to wait for things... waiting for a letter in the post
How to appreciate the simple things in life... Playing outside/ drawing (with a pencil and paper)
Face to face conversation.... (this one is hard if you live far away from everyone)(like us)
On top of that kids just assume that once they finish High School they are going to all of a sudden land these CEO/ Manager jobs, because they havn't learn't how to work hard for something.... Maybe then companies will run smoother because the guy who is Manager has worked his way up the ranks and truly understands his business because he started at the bottom.
Back in my day (wow I sound old) ... We had to work, do chores and save for something we really wanted... that way you appreciate it... I look at my kids and they get a toy and in about a weeks time 8/10 times that toy is lost or broken.... Am I doing them a favour by getting EVERYTHING they want.... I don't think I am.... I need to instead, teach them to appreciate what they have, work hard for the things they really want.
I think at the end of the day we need to teach...............
Hard work = getting what we want in life
Working Hard = appreciating what we have because we have worked hard to get it
Laziness = gets you no where
Assume you will land a big money job straight out of High School = Dream world
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