Your parents are the most important people you will ever know.
Get things right with them, and you’ll be poised for success.
By “right” I mean embark on the ongoing journey to develop your skills by loving, honoring, enjoying, and negotiating with them.
If you don’t, if you settle for on-going conflict, you will probably spend a lifetime engaged in conflicts large and small with others, especially with those whom you love.
Your parents are the springboards for everything.
Treat them well.
Of course I am well aware that not all parents are committed to their children or deserve the kind of respect and effort I am suggesting.
In very unusual circumstances, parents have been particularly evil. This is so unusual and I’d encourage young people from such families to communicate with me directly.
Yes. Your imperfect mother and father, with all their faults and failings, are the perfect training ground for you to learn and discover almost everything you need to know about how life works.
Get what you can, while you can – in faith, in humility, and with grace.
The rewards are timeless.
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