No, you do not have a distinct advantage, all the money in the world can not make someone a smarter, better or more caring person. Like what Jungleexplore said, we are born equal it is what we make of that, that makes the difference. We are all born with the equal opportunity to make our lives what we want them to be.
I must not have made myself clear and I am probably not now, either. Because I--and many middle class kids--had parents who had a rich vocabulary and valued education, I was at a distinct advantage over a child born in poverty to uneducated parents who don't speak any language with depth or understanding. It is not about money, it is about the richness of language use when dealing with children from the time they are born. Research bears me out on this.
What a fascinating story! He wasn't a Yanomami was he?You are talking with a person that has lived most of their life with the very kind of people you are talking about. My wife is full blood Amazon Indian. She was born in the jungle and knew no other life then that of the jungle. She made the choice to marry me, the first person in the history of her tribe to marry an outsider. Today she can speak English like she was born in the US, drive cars, shops at Walmart with a credit card (now you know why I am poor) and if you did not know where she came from you would have no idea she was not born here. Her grandfather was born in stone age, before her tribe was ever contacted by the outside world. He was born in one of the most feared and murderous tribes in the Amazon. He went on to become a very powerful witchdoctor. When the first missionaries contacted their tribe in the 1940s he plotted to kill them. But instead he gave chose to give his life to Christ. He went on to learn how to read and write and became the High Chief of his whole nation. He changed the name of his tribe to a name that means Happy in his tongue and in his life he contacted 13 other stone age tribes and integrated them into his own tribe to form the largest tribe in the Amazon today. He establish a system of laws and government to rule his tribe and is still held has the most beloved and respected tribal leader to ever have lived in the Amazon by many other tribes and political leaders. You can read some of his life story in the book Christ Witchdoctor. I lived in this man's hut and hunted for him for several months while he taught me his native language so I could ask his grand-daughter to be my wife. He was the wisest man I have ever known. So please pardon me if I respectfully disagree with you about people not being born equal.
I have not made my point very well at all tonight. I said that some children had a distinct advantage based on how they were raised.
Good Morning Texans!!!
Anyone getting rain? The ground is damp here, but nothing in the rain gauge. Hopefully that wasn't the 70% I am suppose to get today.
BOOM BOOM BOOM: Must be dove hunting season out today.
Today I heard my rooster trying to crow. It sounded like he was dying. Each attempt his voice got a little higher. The things I can hear now, totally amaze me.
Have a GREAT day!
Lisa
P.S. Mandy, call the post office. I hope your little ones weren't sitting in the office all night.
I love all you guys!Italia, Revolution is a show that comes on NBC. The premise is that 10 years after an EMP caused by the US government knocked out all power, a group of people are trying to get the power back on. I think you might like it.
The Post Office called at 7am, and my babies are HERE! Post office opens at 8am, I will pick them up and the drop off my little man's cupcakes at school. He is 7 today!
