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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Manlobbi 🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OT - Estate Taxes
Date: 08/21/23 8:00 PM
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Helping people that need and deserve help might be better. I do contribute now
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Growing up on a farm my mother used to refer to some neighbors as having more money than they know what to do with.


I have met some kind people, admirable people, and kind plus admirable people, but Oscar255414 is the kindest person, whilst oozing with curiosity, optimism and sincerity, that I ever met in my life. This is no exaggeration.

If you want to be both be perceived, and feel, significantly younger than your age, kindness might be a good strategy. I have found that being kind to others is one thing but don't forget to be kind to yourself (forgiving) at times also.

I did know know until the above post, however, that Oscar255414 grew up on a farm, and actually this does not surprise me. Working with various people, I have found that those raised on a farm tend to be more sincere and kinder than city-raised folk. You don't have to be quite raised on a farm either - just having a lot of nature around your parent's house to explore during childhood (such as living near a forest or gully) can be enough. The mind is a complex organ, like the kidney, or the eyes, and so on, which develops necessarilywith continual feedback/response to stimuli. No stimuli, no development (experiments show that if you blindfold a kitten for a while after birth, it remains permanently blind). The busy and noisy city was not part of our evolution, so unlikely to be the optimal developmental environment.

- Manlobbi
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