Teaching consequences to our children is such a crucial thing. Looking at the decisions made by lawmakers, banks and investors for the last few years shows a distinct lack of foresight into the CONSEQUENCES of their decisions. Looking at my personal choices in spending discretionary money also shows an inability to realize consequences. HOW do we teach the next generation to make better decisions, to look to their futures?
This was brought home this weekend as our beloved (HAH!) goldfish "Dot" had another brush with death at the hands of one of my nieces......Dot is a SURVIVOR. He lives in a huge tank, without company, because he has a habit of eating all friends we provide him with...... A few years ago my beloved niece tried to "feed" Dot her chocolate cupcake. This resulted in a huge mess and a very unhappy, sideways swimming Dot. Miraculously, Dot pulled through. We explained to the beloved niece that FISH DO NOT EAT CUPCAKES. That she should not feed animals without permission..... This weekend my beloved niece forgot that her actions sometimes have unpleasant consequences. She again fed Dot. This time an entire jumbo can of fish food. Once again Dot swam sideways for a few days. This morning Dot perked back up and is now on the lookout for something to cannibalize.......
Hopefully beloved niece can learn that there are sometimes consequences.....
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