A brief conversation I had with some high school kids one recent Saturday evening at the Target store might set some direction for their future. Several of their bored peers were roaming the store under the watchful eye of Target Security, while they and I stood in a checkout line. I think they were desperate to deflect the employee’s attention as they were not purchasing anything so the tallest one asked me to share some “wisdom” (you know, since I am obviously “old”).
I passed along some pearls that I had modeled for my kids and hoping to see in my grandchildren some day. Take this moment in time to (a) make a plan for their future; (b) do not buy into conventional thinking but look for opportunities they have talent to fill (trades, healthcare, other skilled jobs) or needed services which are often overlooked and yet lucrative. And (c), don’t screw around in a Target.
I have no idea what advice resonated with those young men. One, the youngest-minded of the three, made some joke as to what women find attractive about older men. I skewered him with a quip my wife and I enjoy. When it comes to settling down with that cute girl you like, she should have have two minimum requirements for you, or she’s going to move on: You must have a decent income and a dependable car.
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