Increasingly I feel like our society is making a grave mistake by raising kids to be kids and not responsible, mature adults. So much emphasis is put on allowing kids to have fun while responsibility and work ethic are de-emphasized.

Imagine this story: A business puts an ad out for help wanted and gets two interested applicants. Both being honest, the first candidly points out that he is brilliant and a member of Mensa, but is lazy and really doesn’t like to work. The second states that he likes to work hard and, while he doesn’t know everything, does like to learn.

Which applicant would get the job? If I were the hiring manager, I would hire the hard working applicant.