Take it from Zuckerberg
By Jhun Flores
@mnjhun1 (226)
Peru
January 5, 2016 12:24pm CST
I came across a post again today and I really think it's worth sharing.
So probably many of us have started the year with our own New Year's resolution. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg himself didn't miss out to make one for himself. He specifically mentioned "to build an AI" to help him out at home and at work. And though it seems like he could merely be just one of Iron Man's fans, he might as well pull it off. How cooler can it get?
I will go straight to what I really wanted to share.
As what the post pointed out, it's not really just focusing on his New Year's resolution, it's actually on one of his responses to a comment from a woman who wrote, "I keep telling my granddaughters to date the nerd in school, he may turn out to be a Mark Zuckerberg! Thanks for FB, I've reconnected with family and many old friends and classmates." It may sound funny at first but when you think about it, she's sort of teaching her granddaughters to be dependent on someone else's success and making them think that they can't be any better to be able to secure their own future by themselves.
Now, I sure do believe it doesn't take to be a genius to think this way as Zuckerberg who wrote this back as a response, "Even better would be to encourage them to *be* the nerd in their school so they can be the next successful inventor!"
I know parents will only want the best for their kids but, why not help their kids to be the best that they can be instead? I remember this one saying that goes something like this, "Parents, it's not your job to prepare your children's future, rather it's to prepare your children for the future." To make your kids believe and teach them how to become the best version of themselves is the best thing any parents or teachers can do.
Whether we are in a huge city or in a small town, we all can be a part of the these great contributors in our society in one way or the other. We can all start by becoming a good example and leaving not a better world but, a better generation.
You can check out the whole thing here:
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Jan 16
So true and i guess that is why girls nowadays want to date men with money since they were never taught they can be the boss themselves
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@Missmwngi (12926)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Jan 16
@mnjhun1 And that is the same reason we got girls instead of looking for work or a way of making money they strive to get sugar daddys
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@mnjhun1 (226)
• Peru
5 Jan 16
Of course. What I understand from "preparing a child for their future" is like knowing your child such as what their strong points and weaknesses are, their talents or passion, etc. And you nurture whatever good that is already in them. Make them aware to what they could expect in the future considering both the advantages and disadvantages. Also, giving them options and advice on how they can succeed. And most importantly, give them the freedom to decide in the end and assuring them that it's okay to fail. By letting them know that you trust them in making the right decisions, I bet they will do their best to make you proud.
@Morleyhunt (21746)
• Canada
5 Jan 16
I felt my job as a parent was to teach my children to take care of the earth, their fellow an and themselves. If I did a good job, I would no longer have a job.
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@mnjhun1 (226)
• Peru
5 Jan 16
Other than how life can be so hard and how to deal with it, my mom has been teaching me that too. And I bet your kids are so grateful just as I am to my mom.
