Rob or Give.

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Every 

decision 

you make 

today

will either

rob

or

give

to 

your next

generation.

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America

was a country

praise and revered

to be a

promise land

of

abundance

and 

liberty.

But
today,
the generation who
enjoyed these
has left
no inheritance 
to today's American generation.

The baton it has
passed on into the hands
of its
children
is
the world's largest debt 
to pay

and
a string of sad consequences
caused by
 bad decisions
and
poor values.

I believe the purpose
of this video
is not to
bemoan about the problem
but to
encourage and empower
victims to be victors.

Let's learn from
one another.

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In the beginning of

breakthroughs,

everybody 

celebrates

and

gives thanks.

After much suffering,

it's easy to

appreciate

abundance.

But 

after some time,

when 

abundance

becomes a 

norm,

our amazement

fizzles off,


we
take things for granted

and

we start to believe

we deserve

more.

This is when 

we begin to

 hate

waiting and hoping

anymore.

We 

demand

for more

and if 

more 

doesn't come, 

impatience 

tempts us

to

 do anything 

to 

get more -

we don't work 

for money,

we borrow 

to shop,

we spend 

the money 

we 

don't have.

We 

abuse and reduce

our 

freedom 

into a 

bondage.

From a generation 

that

ploughs, sows, waters, 

prays for good weather

and 

work some more

when the harvest is ripe

and 

work some more

by cleaning and cooking

before enjoying the fruits of labour,

to a generation 

that,

at the throw of 

$5.70,

gets a hot set meal

on a tray within 60 seconds

[otherwise, be compensated with an ice cream]

-

we could be 

spoiled rotten

if we don't 

make the effort

to 

be grateful

and

carve out a 

character

of 

resilience, diligence

and

faithfulness. 

When we 

stop giving thanks,

we

allow

ourselves to 

get too used to

goodness

and 

unintentionally

corrupt

 it into 

poison.

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Challenge:

Give thanks

for

three things 

you tend to 

take for granted.

Make a list,

if you like.

Reflect on the 

decisions 

you made during the 

past week.

Decisions 

of

any sort

that led you to 

behave,

believe,

or

do

something

in a situation.

Imagine

and

conclude

how those decisions would

affect your future:

Would it

rob

or

give,

destroy 

or

build up

the people

involved in your journey ahead?

What kind of 

legacy 

do you want to leave behind?

Do you want to be 

the robber

or

the giver

in your 

family line?

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