My Dear Son:
While you are away at college this year is challenging. You
experience financial and emotional loss. Thefts of laptops, phone, engineering
calculators and broken car windows during midterms cause frustration. You
survive missing friends and girlfriend breakups. Living with a crowd of
entitled kids is a mess.
All loss of stuff – can be fixed.
All loss of stuff – can be fixed.
I struggle with three jobs. Writing is solitary, mortgage
banking is brutal and cleaning up neighbor’s ranch is exercise but wearing on the joints. I work to pay for your college for you to avoid the yoke of student loans. I’m disappointed you won’t be home
for Thanksgiving, but understand. You’re
a grown man. Consider the choices of your future.
My advice:
- Make backups of your college data work on the laptop – google docs, apple, AND a memory stick.
- Work harder at school. If an assignment requires two hours labor, give it six.
- Earn a voice in the classroom as the most caring student.
- Review where you park –the car break, the hit and run, and the smashing in of the trunk are events related to location. Your college town is not safe. Drug people, thieves and the desperate continue to wreak havoc. Park in well lit areas. When going to your car at night it is great to carry that cane, be aware of unusual action around you. I texted you the auto place that can add a louder alarm. Drop the car off, use our joint account.
- Lock your doors. Lock your room door. Don’t leave the new laptop in the trunk.
- Take a few moments before you react to problems.
- Smile and make friends on campus
- Act beneficially to others.
- Be a helper.
- Thank God often.
- Rather than ask “what’s in it for me?” Stand up to serve.
You have the tools to find your joy. Some days will be bad,
some not much happens; but work with clarity and when you do your best, feel good. I love you.
With all my heart,
Mom
copyright November 15, 2017
Tikkun olam a Hebrew description to act constructively
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