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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 211080" data-attributes="member: 1650"><p>Funny thing that I learned about what you leave behind. You can teach ALL of that about love and relationships, and you can live that way and look at life that way. You can do that and still be financially successful. You can come from bankrupt background, a 60 dollar a month rental, lose your father at 13 etc and see everything your family owned leave in a truck bound for auction. (you even get over the stares from others in a small town that consider the kind of thing a disgrace.) </p><p></p><p>What I have found is that you have more luck building those relationships and helping others if you can help yourself first. In doing that I was able to give more than just moral support and and hand holding.</p><p></p><p>All that said, here is something that about anybody can do without spending or being able to spend a dime: There seem to be groups in every city of 100,000 or more that provide meals to school kids who can't afford them. Most of those kids come from families who have no jobs, and get this, these kids may not know anyone who actually has a "real" job. Hell Jessie and her warehouse job would absolutely be foreign to them.</p><p>Anyway, if you get involved with those groups, and can demonstrate (rather than just repeat the trite advice of staying in school) and tell them how you got your career, how the company you work for hires etc. you can provide something they can't get at home. When you stop and think about how hard it would be to come from place where no one works, not to follow the example is harder than those kids can imagine. Oh, one trip doesn't do it. You need to follow the group and keep encouraging them to stay involved in something positive, whether it is books or stick and ball sorts of things that require disciplined approaches. Most of them aren't learning that at home. </p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 211080, member: 1650"] Funny thing that I learned about what you leave behind. You can teach ALL of that about love and relationships, and you can live that way and look at life that way. You can do that and still be financially successful. You can come from bankrupt background, a 60 dollar a month rental, lose your father at 13 etc and see everything your family owned leave in a truck bound for auction. (you even get over the stares from others in a small town that consider the kind of thing a disgrace.) What I have found is that you have more luck building those relationships and helping others if you can help yourself first. In doing that I was able to give more than just moral support and and hand holding. All that said, here is something that about anybody can do without spending or being able to spend a dime: There seem to be groups in every city of 100,000 or more that provide meals to school kids who can't afford them. Most of those kids come from families who have no jobs, and get this, these kids may not know anyone who actually has a "real" job. Hell Jessie and her warehouse job would absolutely be foreign to them. Anyway, if you get involved with those groups, and can demonstrate (rather than just repeat the trite advice of staying in school) and tell them how you got your career, how the company you work for hires etc. you can provide something they can't get at home. When you stop and think about how hard it would be to come from place where no one works, not to follow the example is harder than those kids can imagine. Oh, one trip doesn't do it. You need to follow the group and keep encouraging them to stay involved in something positive, whether it is books or stick and ball sorts of things that require disciplined approaches. Most of them aren't learning that at home. Just my thoughts, [/QUOTE]
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