Mi Choza De Nipa

`By Dr James Dobson Someone once said: “If you connect a boy to the right man, he seldom goes wrong.” I fully believe that adage to be true. If a dad and a child can develop some common interests together, the rebellious years shouldn’t be all that troubling. I had that kind of father myself. I recalled the happiest moments of my childhood — how my Dad would get up very early on a wintry morning, pull on our hunting clothes and head 30 km out of town to our favourite place. We’d park the car, climb over the fence and follow a little creek to an area I called “the big woods”. Then we’d wait for the sun to come up, listening to the squirrels , birds and the chipmunks , and let the entire panorama of nature unfold before us. Those moments together with my Dad were priceless to me. How could I have gotten angry at this man who took the time to be with me? There was a closeness that made me want to be like him; to choose his values and dreams as mine. That’s the power of a man to s...

By Dr James Dobson There is, in the world of nature, a phenomenon known as the “Adversity Principle” which means that difficulties and hard times can actually be more beneficial to plants and animals than continual easy living. As strange as it seems, habitual well-being can be disadvantageous to a species . Think about the big male lion lying in a cage at the zoo . All his needs are met, and his hunting skills are useless. Meanwhile, the lion roaming free on the plains of Africa , stalking and competing for his next meal, remains fit and strong by the challenges and dangers he faces. This principle is seen throughout nature, where the necessity to adapt and struggle, if it doesn’t result in death and extinction , tends to produce a tougher species with a better hold on life. Could it also be that adversity is beneficial to human beings , as well? Within limits, that seems to be the case. Although we complain and squirm when it comes our way, our first response to trouble is to say,...