Sign of the times

mike and Judy · Guru

Sign of the times

JRH · Guru

Oh so very true.

Helena · Guru

spot on Helena

Cruising Granny · Guru

How come we already know this, and now we have to teach it all again to future generations?
What went wrong? When did the standards deteriorate?
Who changed them?
The world now is all about soft options. Someone doesn't want the next generations to "go through what I went through". No one "does it tough" anymore because someone is forever sheltering them.
We learnt from those old standards with discipline and respect. We survived and matured into pretty good, hard working people. So what's wrong with that?
Absolutely nothing.
Technology is a wonderful thing, and using it to learn and communicate is just progress. What we do with the information we learn is up to us.
Bring back the 3 R's and respect and consequences.
Not time out, not grounding. Maybe even the RED PEN to mark assignments and exams. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
They have to work to earn. They have to learn to work to earn. They can't start at the top and work up. Not everyone is a CEO, and if there are no workers the CEO is the boss of nothing. The workers and the customers are what makes a business, successful or otherwise.
Life is a journey, with wins and losses, and nothing happens without our own effort.

The Gnome · Senior Member

Chris, you have such a wonderful way with words. I wish I could express myself as you do. Then I wouldn't come across as a such rambling fool. Luv ya posts.
Greg

TBF · Member

Cruising Granny wrote:

How come we already know this, and now we have to teach it all again to future generations?

Can't teach the new genertion much...they know it all.

Aart

Helena · Guru

Saw a sign in a shop once that said "employ a teenager while they know it all" very apt in today`s world. Was talking to a young guy the other day and asked him about work told me there wasn`t anything around I then told him of an ad that I had seen for a dishwasher quote from him "I am not doing that I have been educated for better things". Makes you wonder. Helena.

Bergholt · Veteran Member

These words were actually from a book written by author Charles W. Sykes in 1996 and again in 2007. Rules 12, 13 and 14 were also on the list but are not shown on the list attributed to Bill Gates who did not write this.

For the full story and missing rules, see;

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.asp

Berg

Cruising Granny · Guru

Thank you Greg, I'm glad you understand and enjoy it. And you're no rambling fool.
It's good practice for writing my books. Sometimes I even branch out and write poetry.
Writing is my favourite thing, and I find it a great way of getting thoughts out of my head and expressing myself. To each his/her own. Writing just happens to be mine.

The young buggers don't want to compromise and get a job just to earn a living to eat etc, while they're looking for the "career of their dreams".
I don't know about any of you fellow GN's, but I didn't start out doing the job of my dreams, but I sure learnt a lot doing other jobs in the mean time, and even found the job of my dreams when I least expected it, where I least expected to find it. That's life, but these kids are pandered and influenced by ambitious parents who don't want their kids to struggle for a pittance, and want them to do well and succeed at their chosen career from day one.
In an ideal world everyone would succeed like that, but this not being an ideal world, it just might not happen the way they want, in spite of mum and dad's string pulling.
Some choose the dole over "dish bashing", and never get the work ethic, so they never find the dream job. It's all too hard.
Cheers Chris

Helena · Guru

In S.A. there are plenty of grape pickers needed hard work I know I did it but as you say granny they would rather sit on the dole today maybe they get too much money on that perhaps food coupons may be the answer instead of cash Helena.

JRH · Guru

Cruising Granny wrote:

Thank you Greg, I'm glad you understand and enjoy it. And you're no rambling fool.
It's good practice for writing my books. Sometimes I even branch out and write poetry.
Writing is my favourite thing, and I find it a great way of getting thoughts out of my head and expressing myself. To each his/her own. Writing just happens to be mine.

The young buggers don't want to compromise and get a job just to earn a living to eat etc, while they're looking for the "career of their dreams".
I don't know about any of you fellow GN's, but I didn't start out doing the job of my dreams, but I sure learnt a lot doing other jobs in the mean time, and even found the job of my dreams when I least expected it, where I least expected to find it. That's life, but these kids are pandered and influenced by ambitious parents who don't want their kids to struggle for a pittance, and want them to do well and succeed at their chosen career from day one.
In an ideal world everyone would succeed like that, but this not being an ideal world, it just might not happen the way they want, in spite of mum and dad's string pulling.
Some choose the dole over "dish bashing", and never get the work ethic, so they never find the dream job. It's all too hard.
Cheers Chris

I cannot remember who said it or where I heard it but some wise person once said

"Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life"

Well to find that job one may have to try quite a large number of jobs in the meantime and I don't think many of our youth will ever find it.

Basil Faulty · Guru

As we are looking after our 34 year old son who is recovering from surgery and our house has gone back on the market I have put a sign on his bedroom door;

This room is occupied by a Dissabled Son
Inclusion of him in the sale is negotiable.
Please ignore the mess!!!

Basil Faulty · Guru

Cruising Granny wrote:

How come we already know this, and now we have to teach it all again to future generations?
What went wrong? When did the standards deteriorate?
Who changed them?
The world now is all about soft options. Someone doesn't want the next generations to "go through what I went through". No one "does it tough" anymore because someone is forever sheltering them.
We learnt from those old standards with discipline and respect. We survived and matured into pretty good, hard working people. So what's wrong with that?
Absolutely nothing.
Technology is a wonderful thing, and using it to learn and communicate is just progress. What we do with the information we learn is up to us.
Bring back the 3 R's and respect and consequences.
Not time out, not grounding. Maybe even the RED PEN to mark assignments and exams. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
They have to work to earn. They have to learn to work to earn. They can't start at the top and work up. Not everyone is a CEO, and if there are no workers the CEO is the boss of nothing. The workers and the customers are what makes a business, successful or otherwise.
Life is a journey, with wins and losses, and nothing happens without our own effort.

Yes Granny I admit that I am one of the causes of the collapse of society as we knew it. Too many times have I got my kids out of their own self induced strife at my expense, too many times have I made sure that they were "cumfortable" and did not have to go what I went through.
I think standards really have been going down hill for decades but it was the 80's that killed it when the "GREED IS GOOD" crowd got credibilty.

Cruising Granny · Guru

Yes, the greedy are still out there, setting the worst possible example to the young we have ever seen. Certainly in my short 59 years, I don't recall anyone getting such huge salary packages (wages) for the least amount of work. It's the grunts on the ground floor who make them rich.
Who says the CEO's or Board members are more highly skilled or talented than Fred Blogs down the street, who's washing footpaths for a quid, until his "dream" job comes along?
Never underestimate the garbo and the cleaner. They could have a qualification in some great sector, but prefer the relaxed work place.
Even councillors in Local Government get "allowances" during their time on the council, when traditionally they are supposed to be volunteers.
It's all about reward for effort these days, rather then commitment for community.
No such thing as the old "love job" anymore.
I guess I can't relate to having someone support me, except my dad who may have had a hand in me getting my first job. I got where I am on my own, by sheer effort, guts and determination, and maybe stubbornness. Not too many stints on the dole between jobs.
No silver spooner here. Just a crippled, fat, old lady busting her a...s, within her capabilities, to earn a few extra bucks to prop up the diesel fund to keep on nomadding.
I didn't have a family to ask. But here I am, a survivor, an achiever, and grateful for what i have and what I achieved. And I'm grateful for everyday I can put my feet on the floor, hear the birds each morning, and sit down to a wholesome meal. It's a good life, if you don't weaken. Cheers Chris