Enabling
remain in the theoretical and exhortatory levels. These always need to be related to their concrete circumstances. Otherwise, a dichotomy between faith and life, between theory and practice, between principle and performance is created.
These kids always need to be encouraged and to be shown ways of how they can improve and grow in their spiritual life as well as in the other aspects of their life-in the way they study and work, for example. In fact, they need to develop a certain spirituality that would guide them in their work.
Each one has a learning curve that needs to be respected. Some move and learn faster than others. Some easily get things with good consistency, while others are very erratic and awkward, especially at the beginning.
I always encourage them to be sport in this endeavor, trying their best to reach their goals but not too serious when faced with difficulties, setbacks and failures. Of course, those who tend to chalk in more victories have to be taught how to be humble and magnanimous.
I always encourage them to begin and begin again, when they encounter some failures along the way. I prod them to make improvements in everything that they get involved in. They have to be increasingly productive, efficient and effective. In short, they have to develop a good character that will work well for them in any season.
Guiding and motivating them require a lot of patience. But what can also help is to always keep in touch with them even when they already get out of school. With the new technologies, this task has become more facilitated.
It cannot be denied that life has many more things to challenge them, especially when they are already out of school and start living and working on their own. They have to be prepared and enabled to face all these.