tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264466425852261124.post3453671292803330772..comments2023-08-13T03:05:04.138-07:00Comments on 43rdYear: Continued: The View From This Side of the PoolMrs L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02903193675545857382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264466425852261124.post-18500600071716930662010-01-08T15:51:11.939-08:002010-01-08T15:51:11.939-08:00so beautifully said, Mrs. L. i love how you talk a...so beautifully said, Mrs. L. i love how you talk about living in a bubble-as an expat's child, i too lived in a bubble, but the point that you make is so true- and something we must remember- "Maybe a fancy bubble is okay if we’re forming sensitive, caring souls who will someday walk out of the bubble with a sense of responsibility and vision." i would like to think that my parents produced a good child, someone who, even though lived a privileged life in the noisy, beautiful, crazy, poverty-stricken city of Lagos, knows the meaning of poverty and is aware of what is happening outside of her bubble. look at bill gates- he is my idol- a man with so much money, such a privileged life he leads, and yet, look at the amazing work the Gates Foundation is doing. i am sure you are bringing up your children with a conscience and a sense of what is important. best wishes and a happy new year. x shayma<br />ps my husband used to be a chemical engineer for schlumberger- and he worked for a while in Bakersfield where the oil fields are- i was so pleased when i read that is where you are from!Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316092310251306421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264466425852261124.post-37972872742685576142010-01-06T17:23:30.031-08:002010-01-06T17:23:30.031-08:00They probably *will* experience it, because it'...They probably *will* experience it, because it's getting increasingly harder to be a "have," and unless you and Sig Other plan to support their current lifestyle indefinitely (which would probably be damaging to both you and them), they will grow up, become independent (with all the pride and power that brings) and find that the community they can afford to live in is a lot different from the one they grew up in. Fear not! It's not all liquored-up conservatives out here, I promise...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264466425852261124.post-73432100007265871282010-01-06T11:33:25.951-08:002010-01-06T11:33:25.951-08:00Well, holes in bubble is a good sign.. children sh...Well, holes in bubble is a good sign.. children should learn from early age that life is different for different people... and they can then only appreciate of what they have..<br />I come from India, where 70% people donot get enough to eat, nad when I moved to USA 10 yrs back , it seemed to me this country is so wasteful(Iam not generalizing people here, ofcourse there are people who are very much thoughtful of there every action), now I have seen ugly things too in this country , my 7yr old when 1st visited India 2yrs back was dumbfounded, how can people live like this? but I wanted him to see, that he is so fortunate than so many people, now he has to think twice befor he asks for things and decide if he wants it or needs it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264466425852261124.post-79036506876203567842010-01-06T06:49:25.713-08:002010-01-06T06:49:25.713-08:00As with everything else in life, you can only gain...As with everything else in life, you can only gain experience in something by really doing it, not by viewing or reading about it. America is definitely splitting into poles of haves and have nots, and you are absolutely right to think about how to possibly get youth to understand the plight/life experience/point of view of someone not like them. <br /><br />One way might be to encourage (require?) them to consistently volunteer at an organization of their choice helping those less fortunate. Being a consistent presence -- rather than an occasional one -- will help them to understand how best to help the organization and its 'customers'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com