How often have you heard parents remark that there kids will never have it as tough as they had it? How often have you heard parents remark that their kids will have more things and more spending money than was available to them in their youth.
These are classical statements uttered by foolish, liberal, permissive, well-intentioned, misguided parents that work to wreck their children, depriving them of the chance to be independent, self-reliant, overcoming tough obstacles, solving problems on their own, and learning to live with what they cannot change, and the wisdom to understand what is what.
These old-fashioned, bedrock Christian principles still work wonders on nudging youngsters to learn self-control, self-sacrifice self-discipline, to love and seek love, to believe in the Divinity, and the Protestant work ethic. In America one can be anything one want to be: believe in it, go after it, work for it, acquire it.
Maybe a swat of the fanny for an unruly kid once in awhile teaches them about boundaries. It teaches them about building character.
The self-actualizer must have strong character, powerful imagination, keen intellect, boundless energy and prodigious work ethic. It is the parents and the home that give him what he needs to excel.
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