Not exalting the gifted prevents quarreling.
Not valuing the treasures prevents stealing.
Not seeing desirable things prevents confusion of the heart.
LAU TZU
These quotes have been the focus of some discussions around our house and Hub’s workplace. If you have any input feel free to jump in.
If you don’t know who Lau Tzu was then you can go here to read a little more about him.
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Exalting the gifted does equal quarreling. My kids had to jog for 15 minutes straight in PE. My 7 year old told me about it first – “I jogged for 15 minutes straight! I did it!” I totally high-fived her and said she was awesome. Then my 9 year old walked in and told me the exact same thing – except he lasted a whole 9 minutes…. Talk about hurt feelings when he found out his younger sister beat him….and quarreling between the two about how it wasn’t such a big deal.