{"id":71379,"date":"2024-03-25T16:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=71379"},"modified":"2024-03-25T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:44:44","slug":"id-rather-raise-kids-with-rich-hearts-than-rich-bank-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/id-rather-raise-kids-with-rich-hearts-than-rich-bank-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019d Rather Raise Kids with Rich Hearts Than Rich Bank Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style='\"color:' font-size:>A world filled with kindness is a world filled with peace\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>If you look at all of the human-made problems in the world right now, they all really come down to one thing: an uncompassionate society. Too many people care too little about others. Too many have an \u201cit\u2019s all about me\u201d mentality with philosophies that include words like \u201cit\u2019s not my responsibility\u2026\u201d and \u201cwhy should I have to\u2026\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Can you imagine, if everyone in the world was filled with compassionate people with rich hearts, though? No more wars because kind people don\u2019t need to dominate each other (which is really what every conflict is truly about). No more hunger because we\u2019d make sure that there\u2019s enough food to go around. We\u2019d live in peace and harmony.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Okay, so maybe it wouldn\u2019t be all rainbows and unicorns and holding hands around the campfire. I\u2019m not na\u00efve enough to think that we\u2019d fix everything just by raising kind kids. You have to admit, though, that a world filled with kindness would be a lot nicer than the one we currently have, right?\n<h4><span style='\"color:' font-size:>Kindness is the ONLY trait that will truly change this world\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Kindness isn\u2019t just one of the traits that will change the world, it\u2019s the ONLY one that can. Perhaps right about now you\u2019re thinking, \u201cRich hearts are nice and all, but you\u2019re na\u00efve if you think it\u2019s enough to change the world! For that, you need MONEY!\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Well, smarty-pants, you\u2019re half-right. Yes, money is a key factor in changing the world. We need it to feed the hungry, house the homeless, give care to the sick, and so on. However, it takes true kindness to use one\u2019s wealth to help others. Without rich hearts driving us to help others, all the money in the world won\u2019t make a bit of difference.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>One look at some of the world\u2019s wealthiest people will tell you that it\u2019s possible to have a huge bank account and a totally bankrupt heart. Not all of them, mind you. Without naming names or making this political, some of them actually do have hearts the size of their bank account. Some\u2026not so much.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>For the record (because I know at least one person is thinking it), I\u2019m not saying you have to raise your kids to work hard and then hand over every penny that they make. It\u2019s not an all-or-nothing thing. They can be both kind and successful.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>I\u2019m just saying focus on kindness first. You can teach anyone the skills needed to be successful at pretty much any point in their lives, but you have a very small window of opportunity to teach your kids to be kind and compassionate.\n<h4><span style='\"color:' font-size:>Kindness wins every time\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Maybe you\u2019re wondering, \u201chow does all of this relate to a quote about raising kids to be kind instead of pressuring them to get straight As?\u201d I get it, I did kind of veer off in a roundabout direction there, but I promise, it fits.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Ask any parent why they push their kids so hard to get perfect grades or to do well in sports, and you\u2019ll get one of two answers. One, they\u2019re trying to instill a good work ethic so that their kids will be successful and make good money later in life. Two, they\u2019re trying to make sure their kids get into a good college\u2026so they can be successful and make more money later in life.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>So really, it does come down to money. We want our kids to succeed. We don\u2019t want them to suffer, to struggle to make ends meet, to know what it\u2019s like to choose between paying the electric bill or the rent. There\u2019s absolutely nothing wrong with that at all.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The thing is, we can \u201cinstill work ethic\u201d without demanding perfection, and they can get into a good college without straight. My friend got Bs and Cs in high school (and even a few Ds), went to a local small college, then spent a year as a bartender before finally deciding what he really wanted to do with his life. Today, he\u2019s a founding partner in a successful law firm AND gives back to his community through pro bono work and volunteering.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A world filled with kindness is a world filled with peace If you look at all of the human-made problems in the world right now, they all really come down to one thing: an uncompassionate society. Too many people care too little about others. 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