Further Insights From the Seer on Parenting
Question:
It seems from the previous insights you've shared with us, that a certain amount of struggle builds character? Please explain why the ease of a burgeoning number of affluent parents creating a struggle-free upbringing for their children, is a contributing factor in the rise and decline of civilizations.*
The Seer:
The many 'baby boomers' who grew up during the tremendous hardship of the Great Depression and world war, struggled their way out of poverty to become productive achievers. This provided an affluent life of ease for their children. Unless their children participated in the support of the family, they were far less productive and under-achieving. The cyclical formula that has reproduced itself through the ages is as follows:
- Societal hardship creates the strength to accomplish.
- The strength to achieve builds a life of ease (the first generation)
- The subsequent generation (the second generation) grows up in a life of ease without struggle, and is denied the privilege of building inner strength.
- The second generation does not have the inner strength to maintain the societal advancement of the parents, and the standard of living declines.
- By the time their children grow up (the third generation) the societal decline attracts more hardship and the cycle starts over again.
Seer's Notes:
- The generation described as the second generation, is often inclined to substance abuse, because they feel entitled to indulge themselves they way their parents used to indulge them. This exacerbates the decline and lack of self-discipline they are already burdened with.
- The fallacy upon which this cycle is built, is the belief that struggle is bad. The first error occurs when the first generation tries to shelter their children from the hardship they had had to endure when growing up.
My question relates to the above but first I would like to say I have always admired you Almine for the way you express unconditional love. You have always been an inspiration to me and I have a deep sincere wish to express the same. The past few years I have struggled with an in-law that shows immense amounts of self serving behavior resulting in gross usery toward the family married into. I may not be approaching healing this is the right way since it feels attempts to be kind and generous with my hospitality cause me feelings with sharp barbs that cut deep when this individual only looks for ways to get more from me and all my family. Please, how can I heal this? Is there an Angel to help or a specific Belvaspata I should be using? This person has expressed that they worked too hard as a child and feels they are owed.
I feel like in many cases, hardship often also creates dysfunction without proper guidance, and the substance abuse could also stem from just trying to cope with the dysfunction passed down trying to navigate their own world.
Does "1st generation" actually master their inner-strength which (point in fact) is actually just given to them too via their circumstances? Cause what do they end up doing with their inner-strength? Indulging in it? I think it's worth noting that "1st generation" also acquires their inner-strength through circumstances via an alternative version of the proverbial wooden spoon? It seems to me, they too, just end up indulging in the gift of their inner-strength? What is the insight each generation needs to overcome being a product of circumstance?
When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold is multiplied…then do not exalt yourself, forgetting יהוה your God…Do not say to yourself, "My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth." – Deuteronomy 8:12-17
Interesting cycles.Thank you for this great explanation.
My grandmather called this the 4 Ps cycle: A Pirate, Prince, Passive, Pauper, Pirate.
This is helpful for me. Thank you!