The way out of poverty leads through HARD WORK. Something that those who have a bone deep sense of entitlement have a fanatical aversion to.
Very sad. If that's all you saw during your earliest formative years, that's your idea of how life is to be lived.
So long as we insist on hoisting completely unrealistic role models (NBA players, musicians, no accomplishment socialites, etc.) this is what we should expect.
This is completely un-politically correct, but it’s entirely appropriate to wonder in the white out, just 50 feet from the front door, just to point out WINNERS and LOSERS. If there are more losers, you’ll want to move ASAP.
Likewise: “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.”
An absolutely beautiful article full of experience and wisdom.
