One of my favorite things to do during the summer while I'm just vegging at the lake is read books. I just finished a real good one called 'Vice'. It's a story about policing the streets of Compton, California; which is a city of about 100,000 people, including 10,000 criminals. There were 130 police officers to maintain some sort of order.
The cop who tells the story is Sgt. John R. Baker (Rick), and there is paragraph in the book that, I think, sums things up perfectly when looking at children and their upbringings and whether or not that has any bearing on their future as a successful contributor to society or whether the individual is going to be a drain.
I, personally, believe that all of us make a personal choice at some point in our lives (some do it earlier than others) as to what type of human being we are going to become. For some, this choice is easy. For others, it's more difficult.
Here's the paragraph:
"The futures of children are balanced on a knife's edge of character and choice, and perhaps a little luck. With proper parenting, or good guidance, or moral role models, any child no matter how unfair his circumstances, can succeed, and excel, and live a life of accomplishment and dignity. Without these, what will become of him?"
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