Sterilized Soil
STERILIZED SOIL — A rather misleading term, as steam- or chemically sterilized soil is only partially sterilized. Harmful organisms have been killed but helpful bacteria have been spared.
In reading this definition, it really struck me as what parents do for their children. We want to protect our children from things that will harm them. But at the same time, we want them to experience life in such a way that they will grow from it. What this means is that they will have to undergo trials and hardships that will stretch them as people, will cause them to think and solve problems. We want them to grow into healthy adults who will contribute to society. If we shield them from every potential thing that might provide discomfort or be perceived as negative, we do them a great disservice. They lose their hardiness, their ability to withstand the storms that life inevitably brings. We do well to remember that in providing our children with sterilized soil, we do not kill the things that will bring about healthy growth.
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21:59:17
I like your approach and also your judgement. Lots of folks create other problems by trying to eliminate all risks.
thanks montucky. it’s hard to remember and to do though! but I think it’s important not only for our kids, but for our and society’s future as well!
Most of us have met kids who were lovingly pampered. Some of them end up feeling they are entitled to such pampering, and expect the world to take care of them while they sit. Others have grown so used to having no obstacles while living at home, they have no idea idea how to approach problems once they’re out on their own.
Either way, there sure are a lot of “kids” these days who appear to have no motivation to do anything that takes effort, and–sad to say–it’s likely their parents helped create this problem.
Malcolm
I think we have to be conscious of this as parents. there are too many folks like that these days. It is amazing in my husband’s work how many parents “protest”, to put it mildly, when their child is made to think, stretch or even uncomfortable!
–silken
you rock my world!!!
thanks for sharing!