Saw this from a sample life purpose statement when I was researching for my life purpose:
Provide limitless love to my children and my other family members. Allow them to grow and develop unhindered of what I think is best; but allow them to painfully discover what is best for themselves. Set wide boundaries within which they may develop, wide enough where they can make decisions they will anguish over but close enough that they will know how much I love them and that I will always morally support them. Say yes, unless there is a very good and explainable answer for no. Allow them to color in their own future, not striving for any perceived expectations of my own or other people in their lives.I sort of agree with the para. It is not just about providing them with everything and the best. It is about teaching them the necessary survival skills. The right values and beliefs and attitudes. How many of our children can be CEOs of listed companies? By the way, the traditional parenting techniques merely teaches our child to be great employees. Not so much of a entrepreneur. Following Pareto, I believe 20% of our children can be at the top.
The children at Blue Sky Healing Home are striving to just live normally. Came across some large Singaporean families with many kids and also learnt about Larry Shine on Oprah. Well, I don't think those families are thinking about sending their children to piano classes or Shichida. But Larry Shine's children tell us that they are having a wonderful childhood!
I always tell my wife that I wish our children to grow up self-confident, independent and street smart. I work a lot on my children's internals, teaching them how to see the world but at the same time not to contain them in their growth. Teaching them that the sky is the limit while not all clouds are pretty. Haha.
