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- Love one another
- Tie shoes
- Swim
- Brush and floss daily
- Ride a bike
- Do a somersault
- Fly a kite
- Make a bed
- Read before going to bed
- Put your napkin in your lap at the dinner table
- Say please and thank you
- Cook a meal
- Watch TV (and play video games) in moderation
- Apply sunscreen
- Sew on a button
- Tell time using a non-digital clock
- Treat others with kindness and respect
- Blow a runny nose into a tissue
- Eat one bag (not three bags) of potato chips
- Throw a ball
- Skip a rock
- Jump rope
- Wipe from front to back
- Hammer in a nail
- Be a good sport
- Write a thank-you letter
- Iron a pair of pants
- Make healthy food choices
- Fix a leaky faucet
- Catch a fish
- Develop self control
- Resolve a dilemma
- Read a map
- Be respectful to elders
- Show compassion
- Apologize when you are wrong
- Use a public restroom
- Do the laundry
- Grow something like flowers
- Balance a checkbook
- Have confidence
- Make a pie crust from scratch
- Speak in front of a group
- Take public transportation
- Fight courageously, lose graciously
- Save a life using CPR or the Heimlich maneuver
- Clean up a mess
- Study for a test
- Turn off all the lights before leaving the house
- Properly pop a zit
- Dress for the occasion
- Sing at least one song well
- Dance
- Have safe sex
- Know when to say no
- Write a sonnet, or at least a limerick
- Make an honest dollar
- Save money, and spend wisely
- Do your research
- Look someone in the eye during a conversation
- Find a book in a library
- Wrap a present
- Remove a chocolate stain
- Tie a tie (bonus points for a bow tie)
- Apply mascara
- Read a newspaper
- Donate time to those less fortunate
- Be independent
- Be confident
- Sneeze and cough into your arm
- Lead
- Speak a second language, especially Spanish
- Ask questions
- Hold a baby
- Accept others for their differences
- Manage stress
- Distinguish needs from wants
- Negotiate
- Support yourself
- Comfort others
- Write an essay
- Take a taxi home (or call mom) when you’re not fit to drive
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide without using a calculator
- Get along with people you may not like that much
- Deal with tragedy
- Build a campfire (and put it out)
- Open a bottle of champagne
- Celebrate and congratulate
- Use chopsticks
- Deal with rejection and disappointment
- Parallel park
- Drive a stick shift
- Change a flat tire
- Parallel park with ease
- Use a fire extinguisher
- Bake a cake
- Pitch a tent
- Pick a piece of fruit that’s ripe
- Look on the bright side
- Listen
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August 27, 2012 at 2:43 am |
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August 27, 2012 at 5:24 am |
I agree, except for the fact that the list is too short. The complete list consists of millions of other particulars, many of which have not yet been discovered. However, if we can teach our children some absolute values, such as the direction of true north, they will know how to act in all manner of situations because they will be able to work it out for themselves.
God gave 10 commandments covering our duty to Him and to our fellow men. The teachers of the law, the Pharisees, developed thousands of laws covering particular instances which rendered the law ineffective. Jesus restated the original 10 under two headings. We should love God and love our fellow men. He said that everything hangs on those two. It seems to me that if we followed those with no ifs and buts, we would have all the particulars covered, including teaching our children the things they need to be self sufficient.
However, modern life seems to be increasingly filled with particulars, while the absolutes that give them meaning are crowded out. Everything becomes more complex almost to the point of grinding to a complete halt.