Daily Inspirational Quote September 21 2014
“If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.” – Norman Douglas
It’s no wonder that young people seem so callous about the future, so indifferent to opportunities and so careless with their possessions, for these days virtually everything they could want is just handed to them. If an uncle gives them a job and they get fired for not showing up, and then their father quickly finds them another one, they’ll probably just do the same thing all over again. If, however, they have to work to get the job in the first place, they will value it for being hard won. Like most things in life, we value that which has been earned or learned.
It’s no wonder that young people seem so callous about the future, so indifferent to opportunities and so careless with their possessions, for these days virtually everything they could want is just handed to them. If an uncle gives them a job and they get fired for not showing up, and then their father quickly finds them another one, they’ll probably just do the same thing all over again. If, however, they have to work to get the job in the first place, they will value it for being hard won. Like most things in life, we value that which has been earned or learned.