Damon, I agree with you completely. It's not the kids I'm concerned about, per se, but what they come to believe in terms of what their contribution should be vs. what they receive from the society around them (or their job). The current generation of young people are smarter, better dressed, and better groomed (save all the body piercing) than I was as a teen ager. But on the negative side I see a greater willingness to "coast" through school than I saw at my boys age... and while everyone I new (including myself) were working part time through high school, my son's friends actively avoid work. I, and my friends, were out of the house, in school and working at 18... I know way to many folks now who have kids at home near 30 who haven't decided on a career as yet.
fwiw, Ben Petersen On 22 Jul 2003, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > --part1_64.3238e81a.2c4ecac5_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > In a message dated 7/22/2003 11:54:26 Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > While I agree with what you say here (especially the taking 40 years to > learn > part <g>), I don't share your perception of the quote. For me it says, > "Take > responsibility for your own life, don't expect to be coddled by anyone, > get off > your a** and get with it". It's a message that doesn't get out to young > folk > much. > > > > > Ben, > > I might add that when I was young, my grandfather used to relate that I > was the laziest one man he had ever seen, not worth the powder and lead > to blow me up. Only reason I spent all of that dayum money on computers > was so I didn't have to work so hard <g> Work is what we make it, and > the younger generation is ALWAYS lazier, because we had to walk 10 miles > to school uphill both ways, through 30 foot snow drifts. <g> > > I've found that youth always live up to, or down to, our expectations. > I'd even bet Michale Angelo's father thought he was a lazy lout <g> > > Give them the imagination, and hunger is a powerful motivator. As Razzak > always says, if you can dream it, you can do it!! > > Just my $.02 worth <g> > > Damon > Damon D. Kaufman > President > Stalder Spring Works, Inc > ISO-9002 / QS-9000 Certified > 2345 S. Yellow Springs St. > Springfield, Ohio 45506 > Voice 937-322-6120 > Fax 937-322-2126 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --part1_64.3238e81a.2c4ecac5_boundary > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000a0" SIZE=3D3 = > FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B>In a message dated = > 7/22/2003 11:54:26 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] = > writes:<BR> > <BR> > <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; = > MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT = > COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 = > FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B>While I agree with = > what you say here (especially the taking 40 years to learn <BR> > part <g>), I don't share your perception of the quote. For me it = > says, "Take <BR> > responsibility for your own life, don't expect to be coddled by anyone, = > get off <BR> > your a** and get with it". It's a message that doesn't get out to young = > folk <BR> > much.<BR> > </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> > </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000a0" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" = > SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B><BR> > Ben,<BR> > <BR> > I might add that when I was young, my grandfather used to relate that I = > was the laziest one man he had ever seen, not worth the powder and lead = > to blow me up. Only reason I spent all of that dayum money on computers = > was so I didn't have to work so hard <g> Work is what we make it, = > and the younger generation is ALWAYS lazier, because we had to walk 10 = > miles to school uphill both ways, through 30 foot snow drifts. = > <g><BR> > <BR> > I've found that youth always live up to, or down to, our expectations. = > I'd even bet Michale Angelo's father thought he was a lazy lout = > <g><BR> > <BR> > Give them the imagination, and hunger is a powerful motivator. As = > Razzak always says, if you can dream it, you can do it!!<BR> > <BR> > Just my $.02 worth <g><BR> > <BR> > Damon<BR> > </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" = > SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B>Damon D. = > Kaufman<BR> > President<BR> > Stalder Spring Works, Inc<BR> > ISO-9002 / QS-9000 Certified<BR> > 2345 S. Yellow Springs St.<BR> > Springfield, Ohio 45506<BR> > Voice 937-322-6120<BR> > Fax 937-322-2126<BR> > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" = > style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" = > FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR> > </FONT></HTML> > --part1_64.3238e81a.2c4ecac5_boundary-- >
