迈克尔·雷诺
D。MichaelReynolds
Whilesomeeolearebornintolovingandcaringfamilies,othersarebornintoseeminglyimossibleenvironments,butnomatterhowhardaersonslife,Ibelievetherewillalwaysbeatleastoneersonwhowillositivelyinfluenceandencouragethem。Forme,thatersonhasbeenmygrandmother。
TherearemanylawsoflifethatIcouldwriteaboutbecausemygrandmother(betterknownas
"Mamma
")literallyandurosefullyteachestheselawstome。However,shealwaysendswith,
"Son,IcantellyouallIknowandallIveexerienced,butultimatelyyouareresonsibleforyourchoices。
"Ultimately,weallmakeourownchoicesinlife—goodorbad。Notmakingachoiceisachoiceinitself。Thelawofchoiceutsoneincontrol,butitalsolacesresonsibilityontheonemakingthechoice。
IguesstheremustbealawthatsaysyoubecomelikethoseyouhangaroundbecausewhenImwithmymamma,Icanseehowmuchwethinkalike(atleastIdliketothinkso)。Wewere
"visiting
"onedaywhenIwasaboutfourteenyearsold。Ihadgottenintotroubleforsomethingathome(whichImsurewasntmyfault),andMammalistenedtometalkandtalk。Afterawhile,shebegantosharewithme,andIlistened。Thentomysurrise,Iheardmyselfsaysomethingtoherthatshemighthavesaidtome。Isaid,
"Youknow,Mamma,nomatterhowachildisdiscilined,itwilldonogoodunlessthechildreceivesthecorrectionthatisinthedisciline。
"ShewassoleasedtoheartheinsightthatafterdiscussingtheasectsofwhatIhaddiscoveredonmyown。Iallowedherto
"brag
"onmeawhile。Ithinksheusesthelawof
"accentuatetheositive,eliminatethenegative
"orastheBiblesaysinNumbers14,
"whatyouseeiswhatyouget。
"Ihoethatthatsatruelawbecausemymammasuresayswonderfulthingsaboutme—tome。
WhenImfeelinghoelessorfeelingcomletelyfrustrated,IhearMammaswords
"Son,yourenotwhieduntilyourewhiedinside,
"and
"nothingishoeless—theresalwaysananswer…Ifyoulookforit,youllfinditinsideyourself。
"Theselawssimlysay,
"Getuandgetgoing!
"
Now,mostofusteenagersreferanswerstolifesroblemsintheformofafinanciallygenerouserson。Wedontalwayswanttouseourmindstosolveourroblems,butwhenwedo,wefindaveryimortantandwonderfullawthatsays,