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SameOldStory · 04-09-2011, 03:43 PM

Our problem is that we seem to bread for stupidity.

Every time I see another kid practicing day after day on a skateboard I want to puke.

A few days ago I met a homeless kid (20-23) asking for a pair of pliers to get the wheel of his bicycle off. It had a flat.

I loosened the nuts on his wheel, thinking that he was going to take the tire somewhere for repair.

When I came out of the store a half hour later he was just replacing THE RIM on the bike. He had removed the tire!

As I was waiting to back up and leave, he started to peddle away on the rim. The flat tire and inner tube was laying on the ground where he had worked on the bike.

You may not deserve what will happen in the future. I may not deserve what will happen in the future. But the world as a whole, does.

We have neglected our responsibilities to our children. And THEY are our future.

04-09-2011, 03:43 PM	#106
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Our problem is that we seem to bread for stupidity. Every time I see another kid practicing day after day on a skateboard I want to puke. A few days ago I met a homeless kid (20-23) asking for a pair of pliers to get the wheel of his bicycle off. It had a flat. I loosened the nuts on his wheel, thinking that he was going to take the tire somewhere for repair. When I came out of the store a half hour later he was just replacing THE RIM on the bike. He had removed the tire! As I was waiting to back up and leave, he started to peddle away on the rim. The flat tire and inner tube was laying on the ground where he had worked on the bike. You may not deserve what will happen in the future. I may not deserve what will happen in the future. But the world as a whole, does. We have neglected our responsibilities to our children. And THEY are our future. Last edited by SameOldStory; 04-10-2011 at 01:48 PM.