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The former USSR was like a family. It consisted of the parents, Russia, and several children, separate nation states, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine and the others. In the 1990s, the various children states came of age and declared their independence.
This happens in all families. The children grow and set out on independent lives.
Often the children choose very different paths from those that the parents would wish for them.
The wise parent accepts this and retains close friendships with their children. They understand that there is no point trying to argue and force the child to take a different path. That attitude only serves to alienate the child further.
We all worry about our children. Why do they seem to be throwing off everything that as a family, we held dear?
But be patient. By showing your children that we love them regardless of the path they choose in life, we leave the door open and maybe one day in the future they will see the wisdom of what they have been taught and forge a new beginning hand in hand with their parents and the family way. We too as parents, will undergo change. We cannot stay still. We cannot go back to the past. No matter how much we wish we had all our children as babies again, it cannot be.
Putin needs to understand that a democracy can change the character of a country. It can just as easily choose western ways as choose Communist ways. The change can be done without bloodshed and with the will of the people. All he needs to do, is to make sure that Russia is an excellent country that takes care of its people, and that their way of life is far superior than the western way of life. Once he does that, the people will vote to adopt Communist ways. No bloodshed, no loss of life, no misery.
But the whole world is seeing that the friendly way would be too hard. Russian Communism is obviously a flop. Otherwise he would not need to use force.
The parents who do not understand the way of grown children, are themselves, too immature and frankly stupid to know that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
This happens in all families. The children grow and set out on independent lives.
Often the children choose very different paths from those that the parents would wish for them.
The wise parent accepts this and retains close friendships with their children. They understand that there is no point trying to argue and force the child to take a different path. That attitude only serves to alienate the child further.
We all worry about our children. Why do they seem to be throwing off everything that as a family, we held dear?
But be patient. By showing your children that we love them regardless of the path they choose in life, we leave the door open and maybe one day in the future they will see the wisdom of what they have been taught and forge a new beginning hand in hand with their parents and the family way. We too as parents, will undergo change. We cannot stay still. We cannot go back to the past. No matter how much we wish we had all our children as babies again, it cannot be.
Putin needs to understand that a democracy can change the character of a country. It can just as easily choose western ways as choose Communist ways. The change can be done without bloodshed and with the will of the people. All he needs to do, is to make sure that Russia is an excellent country that takes care of its people, and that their way of life is far superior than the western way of life. Once he does that, the people will vote to adopt Communist ways. No bloodshed, no loss of life, no misery.
But the whole world is seeing that the friendly way would be too hard. Russian Communism is obviously a flop. Otherwise he would not need to use force.
The parents who do not understand the way of grown children, are themselves, too immature and frankly stupid to know that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
