Thursday, August 23, 2007

How Will They Grow?

I do not know of any parent who does not think about the decisions their children will make as an adult. My husband and I were just talking about one of our sons who is very compassionate but is also very high advantage. Another words, he is very polite when he asks you for money. In fact, he is so charming, you will actually thank him for taking your money. He does not try to con people; he makes sure that they understand what they are doing and wants them to feel good about it. He would feel very badly if someone felt hurt by his actions..at least, I think so...I mean, I hope so. Anyway, I told my husband that I did not think our son would sell something to someone who lived at the Salvation Army. He thought that he would. Hmmm... Could this be true? My husband went on to say that people do this all of the time. Even those people who are not as privledged as others have to buy food and there is always someone happy to sell it to them for a profit. Now, I wouldn't do this. I mean it would have to be extreme circumstances for me to participate in something of that sort. Now, my daughter is the same way I am. I actually wonder whether she will give all of her money away to anyone who needs it. Well, she wouldn't give away the money she needs to pay for text messaging but she would give the rest of it away. If I had to look at things today and guess at a picture in the future, my son will be very wealthy and my daughter will be sleeping on his couch in between her trips to third world countries. I just hope he does not charge her rent. Time will tell.

1 comment:

Riverdoc said...

Kahlil Gibran said that children are like arrows that we aim and let go. We're not really sure where they'll go. There's always the wind. Mothers worry - it's their job. There's a moment when you first have a baby put in your arms, and you look into their face. That's the moment you can see their preciousness. The rest of our lives, we forget that preciousness. It's just that it never goes away. We change the children and the world changes the children. But nothing ever takes away their preciousness. So it doesn't really matter where they go.