"What decisions will you make today?"

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The Jones family was visiting in the home of the Smiths. Over dinner, the oldest Smith son asked his parents for some book money, saying that the 11th grade teacher said it was a very important book and the school didn’t have the money to buy it so each student would have to buy their own. Mr. Smith sheepishly told his son that they didn’t have the money right then and that he might have to quit school and work on the farm so his younger siblings could go to school.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones were troubled by the conversation. They went home that evening, then returned to the Smith household, giving the boy his book money and telling the family not to worry about repaying it. Well, not only did the Smith family repay it financially, but in other ways, too. You see, starting with that boy’s generation, three consecutive generations graduated from high school with many of them going on to receive bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ decision effected generations to come. What decisions will you make today?

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