Overtime

Should a student be better than his/her teacher? Or a son better than his father? I think is it fair to say that most us want a better life for our children, regardless of how rich or poor we are. But if this is so evident, why are our children today worse than they were years ago? Children are killing each other and teen pregnancy is growing.
What are we teaching our children, that is causing such havoc in the world today? Is the recession, causing people to work double and triple jobs, taking away family bonding time in the household? Which can result in the streets or television raising our children. Someone told me that, it’s not how much money you earn; the measure of a man is primarily determined how his family is raised. We get caught up in the hype of fancy cars and big houses that is constantly thrown in our faces through the media. “The American Dream.” On television, is seems so easy to get but the reality is, the celebrities we see worked a great deal to get where they are. But everyone’s American Dream varies. Some just want to have a healthy life style or just be able to have children, or have a complete family (husband, wife, two kids and a dog/cat).
Some of us worry about making so much money, that we are blinded by the immediate needs of our children; which is our love and attention. Shouldn’t we be involved in our children’s life, from homework to the type of person they are attracted to? Shouldn’t we pay more attention to the type of books they read rather than the type of Playstation to buy?
I am not telling anyone how to live their life of how to raise their children, but some of us may not need that second job or overtime this week. Maybe the amount commitment that we give our jobs (in fear of losing it), we should devote that same energy in making sure our children are guided in the right direction.

Settling Down

Are there any cons when people settle? For instance, if you have the proper education and the right tools to be a Network Engineer (someone who design computer networks), and you cannot find employment; should you take a data entry position if offered? Or perhaps an individual is very selective in the mate he/she chooses; should this person settle for the next available person, if the search is difficult?

If we look into everyone’s situation, there are probably many pros and cons to why a person made a particular choice. However, settling may result in failure in for long-term. Accepting someone’s flaws in the beginning may seem harmless, but after a while those flaws maybe quite an annoyance.

These are my opinions; however, they may be different results depending on the person and their experience. I am curious to hear for you. What do you think about settling?