You may compare your life to that of others and wish you had what they have, or you are at the level they have gotten to. You end up feeling envious, you see your self getting disturbed by their success.
This attitude harms only you, cos it steals your joy, and without joy in a person's life, life is worthless.
Instead of getting disturbed by people's progress, get inspired, learn and get better, and progress. That is what good people do. They rejoice with those people who are rejoicing(Romans 2vs15) that's what the bible says should be our reaction. Also, when your neighbour have got goodnews, share in his feeling, cos it shows goodnews is in your neighbourhood and it will soon knock on your door.
More so, how dare your think the next person is better off, we are all unique in our own ways, there is always something to admire in the next person, even you. Nobody owns it all, some people have money but they don't have good health, some have beauty but lack brain, some have a family but lack fulfilment, some have fulfilment both do not have love, some have fame but no peace. Let us take another look around our lives and and count our blessings. (Sincerely list 3 things you are happy about in your life at the moment) and see what God has done. I've already listed mine, and it truly makes me happy. (Aah! they are even more than three for me😀)
It is not a waste of money to take your children through standard schools, especially primary and secondary school. Their ways of reasoning and speaking, are mainly affected by their interaction and training in these periods of their lives. It is not a bad idea for your child to attend boarding schools also, especially those schools that have high level of discipline and care. Boarding school makes them to have stronger personalities, to be independent-decision-makers. And give them focus, and a sense of purpose. It has it disadvantages also, which might be that the child may join bad companies. However the chance of a well trained Godly child to escape from bad company, is high. I didn't consider it. Being bullied may be another disadvantage, but this one could act to make the child stronger and to device means to overcome the act of being bullied. The burden to inculcate good virtues, beliefs and values into them, is solely on the parents. Which should be done daily and inten...
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