April 21st

PRUDENCE -

1 : the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason

2 : sagacity or shrewdness in the management of affairs

3 : skill and good judgment in the use of resources

4 : caution or circumspection as to danger or risk

I am by nature a prudent person,

I always see the risk involved in any task.

In many ways I am over cautious and this can be

annoying at times.

My children always called it fussing

and now my granddaughter realises this

trait in me.

My family often tease me about this, one will say;

"What does Nanny say?"

and then the others respond in unison;

"BE CAREFUL"

Maybe I was more of a risk taker when I was young!

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The young do not know enough to be prudent,

and therefore they attempt the impossible,

and achieve it,

generation after generation.
Pearl S. Buck