“To exercise some sort of control over others is the secret motive of every selfish person.”

– Wallace D. Wattles, American author of The Science of Getting Rich

“Her family has been helping out with schooling.”

“That’s a good thing,” I said. “I wish I could have helped my kids more.”

I was talking to a friend about the high cost of post-secondary education. He was explaining how his son’s girlfriend was receiving a living allowance from her family while in university. I knew of many parents who had started education funds for their children when they were born. I wish I had been one of them.

“She must be grateful for the assistance,” I said.

”She was until they started maki...

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