tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post6417226309631966930..comments2023-12-29T15:25:46.925-05:00Comments on "THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE MY TINY WINDOW": Post No. 130: Whose Life is it Anyway?Inspector Clouseauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373932797333038561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-86340978933958469872009-08-02T07:54:47.505-04:002009-08-02T07:54:47.505-04:00Holly--
If you have to ask, you've apparently ...Holly--<br />If you have to ask, you've apparently never raised a couple of teenagers, and can't remember what it was to be one yourself. Listen to the lyrics of a few songs that are popular with adolescents and you'll soon understand what "rebelling" is.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-46518686114507272082009-07-31T15:14:15.306-04:002009-07-31T15:14:15.306-04:00rodak, what is rebelling?rodak, what is rebelling?Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-61921368526387872412009-07-31T13:12:55.149-04:002009-07-31T13:12:55.149-04:00Holly:
Good to hear from you again. There is no ...Holly:<br /><br />Good to hear from you again. There is no one way to "make a difference" or give back to the community. One of the Senior Fellows here at the Institute, the Optimizer, participates in many one on one activities. On the other hand, the Logistician frequently notes that he does not do individuals, and prefers to assist groups. We need both in society.<br /><br />What we were suggesting is that we not forget the role that each of us can play in improving society, and we focused on two individuals, the Sudanese woman and Afghan mayor, who placed their physical well-being at risk to achieve something positive.Inspector Clouseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373932797333038561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-6631335693774426442009-07-31T10:26:52.800-04:002009-07-31T10:26:52.800-04:00It's just part of growing up and becoming one&...It's just part of growing up and becoming one's own person.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-67963846009828378972009-07-31T10:17:27.963-04:002009-07-31T10:17:27.963-04:00I must be way different. The way I think a person ...I must be way different. The way I think a person can "make a difference" is one person at a time. You never know when you will make a difference, or change the course of a person by how you treat them. When I was in 3rd grade I had a teacher that encouraged me in an interest my parents did NOT encourage me in. It changed me forever. Not in a huge way, but it changed me. For the better too. You just never know. <br /><br />Question for Rodak, can you define "rebel"? Do you mean they do things specifically to make their parents angry or they just behave differently from their parents believe because they actually believe differently?<br /><br />what is the purpose of the rebelling?Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439647783347819362.post-65081596669795373752009-07-31T07:20:37.427-04:002009-07-31T07:20:37.427-04:00The reason that P.J. O'Rourke is full of soil ...The reason that P.J. O'Rourke is full of soil nutrient is that he apparently believes that by changing his own behavior he can somehow provide his daughter with a safe, secure life by proxy. This is absurd. If you want your offspring to be conservative, the best thing you can do is remain a flaming liberal. When they rebel against you in adolescence (as they will, and should) they will reject your values and tend toward conservatism. Once this act of separation has been effected and the kids have been their own persons for a few years, they will make their own value judgements, based on their own experiences--not based on yours. <br />P.J. O'Rourke became a conservative because that's where he saw the lucrative niche; he's just one more tired 'sixties sell-out.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.com