Train Up a Child...

I am really perplexed at the mindset of so many people. Not only that, I am realizing that the seeds we plant as parents to our children is so much more important than what is stressed. What happens in childhood flows into adulthood. If that misfit child grows to be a troubled adult with children, its descendants are duplications of dysfunction. Day in and day out I talk with people who lack ambition, intelligence, and zeal. For example, I spoke with a young lady who was looking for a job. She told me that she was looking for a position in a grocery store. I know it takes all kinds to make up the world we live in, and I also know that if we didn't have people to work the grocery stores we would have even longer lines and more disgruntled customers. However, her reasoning for wanting a position in the grocery store was because her mom worked at the grocery store for her entire life and she retired from there. That may have worked for her, but why not aspire to be more? Maybe its my upbringing that causes this uneasiness. It is so hard for me to fathom anyone not wanting to excel beyond the norm and excel beyond where you or your preceding generations have been. What we model to our children will determine their mindset as adults. They mimic our moves when we don't know it. Every comment that we make in general conversation or when we are handling business shapes and molds the mindset of the ones to come. We must push our children and even the children that we have not birthed to strive and thrive! They have to know that the life we live is only a pillar in their impending success. It is meant to be the boost to help achieve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Therefore, the cycle never ends. We must do what we can to be the best stepping stone for the generations to follow. He have to provide good footing for the mountains and obstacles that lay wait for our children. Preparation, education, execution, and wisdom are all needed components to becoming the wind beneath their wings. We must get busy! I concur with the lyrics of Whitney Houston's The Greatest Love of All, "I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way."