The give me generation

Nothing hurts like to see our young people with dreams but no support. On the other hand it is also more painful to see that for those dreams they want the cream of it never the hard work and perspiration. For a young man or woman to make it, they think “someone must help me…” sadly no; nobody owes any of us anything but to love us. Loving you does not mean doing it for you nor does it mean living your life for you.

You want funding? prove how you are going to pay it back; you want a job? prove how your contribution will benefit our company, you want a bursary? Show us your excellent school results.  I used to hate banks; I always thought they were selfish self serving places. That was until I broke the bank code of lending myself (And having a banker as a friend does help)

{Before you lend ensure that the borrower can pay you back or will have something valuable to lose}

, not once did I break this code but many times on young people;

All of them come with these starry eyes ideas, and promise you; “I promise you that I will pay you back bra Reu; I am telling you”. But my experience is different. Not of their own doing of cause, it is just that the business did not work out and as you can see; I will not be able to pay you back they say.  To the young man or woman it is just a small sum, but have you thought of the thousand young people who might know any businessman in your area.  All of these good people might feel they need to borrow a thousand rands, just a thousand rands bra; the result is the man losing one million rands that year (1000 x 1000) and surely it is not their fault. The bank is exactly at the same spot and they found a mechanism to solve this…

You want funding? Here are the two steps

1.       Show me how you will refund it

2.       Give something twice as valuable you will not want to loose

Do not get me wrong I am willing to help; but not to my detriment; I am willing to give, but not as a compulsion. Find a way to present your case in a way that the investor, sponsor or brother will see value in what you are saying. You are not being helped simply because it is your right to receive help. I will apply Proverbs 20:16 from now on...