Reply #150: Energy flows where attention goes. [View All]

[Dora]

In my opinion, the problem is not that "they get to be so damned sure of themselves." Self-confidence and personal assurance are not problems - they are desirable qualities we would all do well to develop in ourselves.

If you think that everyone in that particular generation has values that differ from yours - then that is what you will see. I'd like to suggest that you're looking at a generation that's entering adulthood and establishing a plan to meet their goals. For many of us, a primary goal is a large income; law and real estate have historically been a means to that end.

Law and real estate are not bad things. In theory, our nation is governed by laws written by the people for the people. What one chooses to do with the law, or in disregard to the law, is where the social/moral value lies. Real estate is about property and land, and people need places to live. Owning real estate is not a bad thing. What one does with the property and how one treats tenants is where the social/moral value lies.

Having a goal of being a lawyer and owning rental property is not a bad thing. It's how one behaves and treats others that determines one's character.

I've had some wonderful landlords, and I know good-hearted generous people who are lawyers. We can all work together, if we want to.