Eight things I have learned from my family that I am grateful for

There are some things I've learned from my family, and for which I am very grateful for and I hope I will be able to pass them to my children.

 

1. About the School - it always has to be the most important thing to you

 

If you do not finish school, you'll face the bad choice of lousy jobs and wages insufficient to cover living expenses (which I have experienced in my student days and luckily didn't quit school because of  "a career" in McDonald's).

Never cease to learn and improve your skills. Always read something new.  Be a member of the local library. Learn foreign languages.

2. About the money - it does not grow on trees. You have to earn it. 

 

No one will give you the money for no reason. If somebody offers you money, there is some interest in this, and you have to check what kind of interest it is (or more clearly: Do not talk to suspicious strangers).

In my family, money has always been tight. Like most people, the 80s and the 90s were extremely difficult to us (and it is not much better these days) and I had to work so I could go to the university (see No. 1). Often I was furious about it, blamed politicians and I sometimes didn't show my best on the exams  due to being physically exhausted , but today I realize how it was a useful experience.

3. About the savings - you can only spend the money you have

This part I can especially thank to my grandparents, who remembered even more difficult times and who used to say that every penny needs to be rolled over twice before you spend it. Money buys the necessary things, and you should save the rest, "for a rainy day."

4. About the nature - Recycle.

 

Again, I thank to my grandparents who taught me to recycle. The fact I've learned it, is sort of responsible for starting this blog and for all the toys we made ​​from recycled materials .

Nothing should be thrown away, especially bread.  You can find a new purpose of each thing and if you must throw it away, take it to the appropriate container or a recycling yard. The nature is a gift from heaven, and you need you to preserve it.

5. About happines - it's in the little things

 

Money is needed to buy necessary things (see No. 3), but it can not buy happiness. A sunny day is a reason enough to be happy. And if you are done with all the work (see No. 7), you can go for a walk, what else do you need?

6. About a waste of time - long phone conversations, watching soap operas, reading gossip magazines and drinking at the pub are a waste of time, and not resting and relaxing, as it is now popularly called. Period.

 

 7. About leasure time - you can only get rest when you have finished all of your chores.

Going to the pub is not a "rest"  (See No 6). Chores are a necessity and must be done. Whining does not help, it only prolongs their performance. Get it done and then you can rest. Period.

8. About business- you're important to us, but the world does not revolve around you. 

When you get a job and start working,  your colleagues and employers will not dance around you or entertain you. The most important is the quality, not the quantity of work- the employer wants to see in which way  you can improve its performance, not how long you stay in the office. You need to work for yourself, not for the others. Someone else's job is always someone else's job.

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It makes no sense to pretend that everything in my family was always perfect, because it was not, and there is not such a thing as perfection, but I'm really grateful for they taught me to deal with the difficulties in life, even when they are not there for me any more, and I think that's the most important task for any parent.