ABSTRACT
As children we are taught by our parents to behave our-
selves, obey their instructions, and be kind to others. As we
go to school, teachers tell us to sit at our desks, follow the
rules, learn the material, and prepare for the exams. As
teenagers, we test the rules, bending the edges, seeing what
we can “get away with” to define our own independence.
Parents understand that we are “just growing up” and this is
part of the process of becoming an adult, so they are
tolerant within reasonable limits. As children graduate
high school and move on to college or other life experi-
ences, more rules are learned, yet this time they do not
come from our parents, they are society’s rules and break-
ing them has defined civil, criminal, and societal conse-
quences. Frequent speeding tickets, drunk driving, and
large numbers of accidents equally increased insurance
rates or loss of driving privilege. Studying hard and getting
good grades in school equal graduation and increased job
opportunities. Learning the sales techniques on that first
sales job combined with hard work equals increased
income.
