Christine and I haven't raised our children. A whole community of selfless Christians has contributed to helping them become faithful, competent adults.
Interpretation
The upbringing of children is a collective effort, relying on community support rather than just parental influence.
In this quote, Clayton Christensen emphasizes the significance of community involvement in raising children. He suggests that parenting is not solely the responsibility of individual parents, but rather a collaborative effort supported by selfless contributions from others, highlighting the importance of shared values and community in shaping well-rounded individuals.
In practice
In a speech at a parenting workshop to emphasize the importance of community support.
You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.
...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time.
Disruptive innovations create jobs, efficiency innovations destroy them.
Focus is scary—until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyway. Sharp focus on jobs that customers are trying to get done holds the promise of greatly improving the odds of success in new-product development.
Don't worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.
Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.
Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile spoken word to worldwide conflicts. The scriptures tell us that "Only by pride cometh contention".
Life Insurance trusts I consider sacred. To hazard the property of the dead & to lose the scanty earnings of fathers & husbands, who have toiled & saved that they may leave something to their families deprived of their care & the support of their labour, is to my mind the worst of crimes.
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.
Children make your life important.
Once a month we have 'dessert for dinner' night. I'll make four separate desserts. They'll come home from school and eat as much cake and custard and ice cream as they can physically get in their guts. Because sometimes I think, let them just be children.
Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.
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