Money Cannot Buy Happiness
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009My daughter was crying when she went home from playing one morning. when I asked her why? she said that our new neighbor took her doll and when she was trying to get it back, that girl threw away the doll to a garbage can. As a mother, my first instinct is to comfort her. After wards, I went to our neighbor’s house to talk with the mother of that girl.
The mother was very apologetic for the actuation of her daughter. She revealed tat she don’t know why her daughter have this kind of behavior when in fact, they can afford to buy whatever she want. She even told me that she do not let her daughter play with other children because of such behavior. I realized now that a child who used to getting everything she want sometimes tend to equate the acquisition of material things and always having her way to fulfillment and satisfaction. I inform the mother that the children in our community will be having an inexpensive hiking trip this Sunday, I advised her to allow her child join in this kind of activity to help her appreciate nature.
In that way, she can be able to get the values of gratitude, friendship, and charity.