I'm self reliant. Just not so reliant to also take care of my ex, because I already have to take care of my kids. Self reliance only works if you stay single or have a self reliant partner. I'm not ashamed to say my dad helps me out with 400 a month because of my ex. Other women aren't self reliant either. They have a man who gets money in.
+Arik Haydn I'm a 30 year old teacher, I'm going to take and use a few of these videos for my school and students. Apart from the racism and outdated technology, 1950's USA looked much more better than present day USA.
Yep. Because there's a lot of kids these days that never get beyond that stage. And their parents are too afraid of the Govt and the system to try teaching them!
Don't feel bad for not knowing how to adult. I am almost 30 and just learning. No adults in my sphere ever bothered to teach me practical life skills as a child/teenager. I, too, am very thankful videos like this exist and that someone took the time to upload. They are so helpful. I have seen people comment that videos like these are 'idealized' and that 'life back then wasn't actually like this', but the principles still stand. They encourage one to do life better, and that's a great thing to have access to.
True, fake utopia, they weren't properly documented. But least to say everything had a style, James Dean, Elvis, buddy holly all came out of this generation
@@meshavillar Im 54 - I learned how to budget at 50. If you are not taught things its NOT always "obvious" My father was an abusive narcissist, these would have helped me immensely.
Ash, You will be ahead of the game if you watch these vintage films full of timeless wisdom - but I wouldn’t take ALL of them to heart. This particular one is a good one. You must be one smart kid to watch these at only age 14! Good job! 👍
@@aidoll3692 When your moneys on the line, you watch your step. For example, if a car for sale is parked underneath a puddle, the seller doesn't want you to look under the body.
And never buy new. When you drive that new car off the lot, kiss 6K away. Buy a 1 or 2 year old model and let the sucker who bought it new take the hit.
I like how much simpler was, the dialogues, conversations, communication and interaction were simply without distractions and right to the point. It’s fascinating see videos like these and learn more than scrolling on tiktok with less rewards to your knowledge.
GoodSunday's amended steps. 1. Assume responsibility(and accept it.) 2. Be informed(And understand it.) 3. Know where you're going(Step 2 helps you figure out how to get there.) 4. Make your own decisions. (5. Act on those decisions.) (6. Reflect on steps 1 through 4 after taking action.)
I think he meant is not super easy to figure out, but, those were the steps he came up with that he felt might help someone along in their journey trying to figure it out.
I absolutely love these old classics. The bit with the dad mentioning some guys take on self reliance, and then just having a copy of it on the bookshelf was absolutely amazing
Love this! Wished my siblings or the teens of today saw these. My cousin still lives at home he is 26, has no job, is rude, mean, and blames everyone for his issues.. I am 25 live by myself and takes care of everything. We weren't raised the same.
@@Helgrimrbro there is absolutely zero shame in living at home so long as you have a job and help with bills. This is something Asian countries practice. Such as Japan, which has the 3rd highest GDP in the world with significantly less people than other nations with a high GDP. I believe it has to do with their work ethic and family bonding. We often cast aside our elderly here in the west, it’s truly sickening
Love how there is a playlist on this channel namee "When people were told what to do and think...", and then people come on this channel to find confurmation and advice on what is best. These videos are amazing. We have created natural and the best ways to handle a lot of issues. It's not control or oppression, it's help. It's like saying that we are manipulated into walking forwards, hinting that we should walk sideways or backwards.
This is what I admire about USA. Not sure if it's still very widespread, but the resilient entrepreneurial spirit of self-reliance was always aspirational. I see many tendencies in our society for people to let things happen to them rather to make it for themselves.
You are looking at it 80 years ago. It is not that way now! Remember steps 2 and 3. Be informed and know where you are going. Before you develop that baseless admiration.
This video reminds me of my fellow Millennial friends who can't make decisions for themselves. Can't count how many times I heard a friend say when I ask them what they want to do, the reply is "I don't know". And, they are all glued so much to their phones that they lack basic social skills.
I'm 29 this year and I took a longer road to get where I am now. And now that I have the discipline to reflect on my life's choices, I believe I can make my future a little less hard than it probably needs to be. hope it does the same for you
It's a shame we don't have these intervals on TV nowadays. It's no wonder mental health is a major phenomenon today. No real guidance in today's society; guidance to last a lifetime seems to be a thing of the past.
Man.. wish they would’ve taught me this in school. It took me kicking myself out of my parents house in order to learn these values the hard way. Just started community college after 3 years post high school. I hope I can make self reliance a cornerstone of my values, matter fact, I will assume responsibility of getting this done. Thanks for resurfacing this video so I can learn the values that made our country successful.
Jean Louis, No parents are perfect. People say I’ve got great kids, I get compliments on how I raised them. But it never crossed my mind to teach ‘Self reliance’ specifically. I taught them to be responsible for their own stuff and own their mistakes, to be humble and good to others. But when you are a parent you’re juggling so many balls, inevitably some things fall through the cracks.
Love these videos, the comment sections are very interesting! I'm a 27yo lady, but man these videos just really make me happy, their accents & soothing tones just make me feel so peaceful and remind me of my grandmother's house.
@@asielmilian38 yes, really. No one likes a career victim and you need to put your own affairs in order (tidy your room) before you can take on changing the world. Fairly simple but profound ideas...
As a Montessori teacher, we used to call the kids who couldn't do basic things for themselves "done fors"....I presented an essay on Emerson's work Self Reliance my senior year in high school, went to live in Europe for years after that, served me well....
I’m just now reading “Heading Out on Your Own” by Brett McKay (The Art of Manliness). The first paragraph in and he recommended this video. If only they show this to seniors in high school, they’d be WAY better off when the graduate. I’m 24 now and I want to move out of my parents house by next year when I’m 25. Glad I bought the book
Graduated from the time you wrote your comment and I'm loving and hating the life of self-reliance. Making my own decisions impacts my future and taking responsibility for it gets me 1 step closer to becoming a responsible adult. Anyways, wish you the best on your way out of the nest. Planning to do the same by God's will.
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I wish you the best BioTeck. I am 28 years old. At age 19, I left my family for 2 years on a volunteer missionary service for my Church. It taught me so much about community service, people's perspective, figured out my own strengths and weaknesses, pondered and made some life goals. I am glad you found the book The Art of Manliness, I read that book and found this video as well.
Steps to self-reliance 1. Assume Responsibility 2. Be informed 3. Know where you're going 4. Make your own decisions Remember: it takes time to build a habit Additional: book in video is "Self-reliance" a.k.a "The Essay on Self-reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the late 80s and early 90s when I was a kid, we were forced to watch life skill videos like this in school, and I think I was the only kid in class who was actually interested. The other kids would throw stuff at the video screen, call the actors nasty names, snicker to each other and pass notes about drugs and whatnot. I'm wondering if kids in the 50s just made fun of these videos too...while we sit here binge watching them on our phones! Lol
I remember watching these in school, around 1961-62..around their. Our classes were good. No ruckus…giggling afterwards but not during. But I’m sure most learned, I know I did. My friends and I talked about it walking home. I liked them bc it made sense to me and did help as I grew into an adult
@@DR--- It's true that people are interdependent. But kids still need to do the legwork and make their own decisions. When you wipe your kid's ass until he's 25, you get this current crop of Bernie Sanders supporters who want the government to pay for everything. Really, they should follow JFK's quote to ask what they can do for their country!
@@DR--- You missed the whole point of the film. Self Reliance is just another way of saying take extreme ownership for your decisions. You can consult others, seek out all the info you need etc but at the end of the day your decisions are your decisions. A mentor can be of much help but a mentor is only as human as you and prone to error and can also give you bad advice. I have had mentors who i trusted to know better than me and got screwed for following their advice which made me realize at the end of the day i need to seek as much counsel from different sources but ultimately make my own decision to avoid making the excuse that someone else screwed me when they might want the best for me but just gave bad advice at the moment.
Why are people saying "kids"? The students in the film are clearly 17 and 18 year olds, not kids. And ten years earlier, before the concept of adolescence had been invented, they would have been expected to be married and into a career within a couple years. It's hardly too much to expect them to choose their own electives.
@@Jesus6bcAgreed - there are no perfect parents. We all make bad decisions and mistakes - hopefully not ones so big that we played a massive role in screwing them up for life. It’s helpful to own where we did our kids wrong and apologize for our inequities. I would have a relationship with my Dad if he had done so - instead we were estranged until he died. Nobody is perfect and we can build a bridge back to our kids after we mess up - but it takes effort.
I have alot of respect for my grand parents they were right all along is very important to have basic skills to live.My grandma thought me to be a man respect nature and to appreciate everything in life self reliance. Now in days that's gone everything is base on computers life skills is out the window. When shit hit the fan will see who's an infant.
Think about it, a lot of people back then were saved the time it takes to learn these things the hard because of films like this. Incredibly convenient.
They need to bring these out today in school, only up to date of course. But keep it the same. Kids need this, at least I think so. But our school system would never allow it.
I find this supremely ironic since the things public schools accommodate now are unbelievable! This is one reason why we as a society are going so far off course. Whatever happened to solid values like doing the right thing, hard work and respecting others? They never go out of style but are rapidly disappearing.
More likely in his sixties. I was born in 1946 and I'm 70 now. I would have turned five the year this was made. I remember people wearing those clothes, too.
It's a shame that schools don't show these videos in elementary school to teach children about SELF RELIANT. It would help children so much. There would not be so many lazy, iliterate, sloppy, irresponsible, and not so bright human beings. Sadly, not all children have parents that teach their kids to be SELF RELIANT.
This aversion to accepting help is why America is in the shape it is today. What people really need to learn is how to function as members of a community.
Self reliance is contrary to todays self entitled and dependant society. When I turned 18 I voted for the first time as an independent. When I turned 30 I became a Republican, because I finally realized that I have always been self reliant, and the party always believed in self reliance. Actually, I do rely on someone, God Almighty, and that's it!
#3 is the key "Know where you're going" They ACT as if they know where earth is headed. Destination is unknown, there is no why. They have you chasing, pursuing happiness and happiness comes from within.
Hmmm do they even have students read Emerson’s Self Reliance anymore? Or Thomas Paine’s Common Sense a great treatise against monarchy or what about The Age of Reason? These are the great authors that affected as he said the foundation of our way of life
Oh my goodness s self reliant Beautiful And also improves your self esteem. I do like that We should all be self reliant I feel powerful just thinking about it
I was fortunate to be raised like this. When confronted with a problem, I look for solutions. Someone I know was babied and indulged. When confronted with a problem, he complains, blames the system, and doesn't want to work toward finding a solution. I'm thriving. He just gets by.
"The trouble is, if you're not self-reliant, you'll never do any more than just get by." There's some good advice for you.
Yeah I wish someone told me that when I was younger.
True.
@@asielmilian38 Yeah, no kidding!
I'm self reliant. Just not so reliant to also take care of my ex, because I already have to take care of my kids. Self reliance only works if you stay single or have a self reliant partner. I'm not ashamed to say my dad helps me out with 400 a month because of my ex. Other women aren't self reliant either. They have a man who gets money in.
@@renskedjhow's your situation now?
Man these instructional films would've done me a deal of good in school.
truth
+Arik Haydn I'm a 30 year old teacher, I'm going to take and use a few of these videos for my school and students. Apart from the racism and outdated technology, 1950's USA looked much more better than present day USA.
nodinitiative it was the closest to having a civilization America ever was. We really shit the bed on that.
"[M]uch more better"? Please tell me you're NOT a teacher.
Slytherin More better? Wouldn't that be "best?"
I'm guessing he's not an English teacher.
It is fascinating that a film which is 70 years old is not only still up to date, but also more applicable nowadays than ever before.
That's because morals/values remain the same. Even tho the democrat lefties have tried to change it for 50 years. Good values never change
It’s actually more progressive than ever haha
This is the error many of us make today, that we're somehow wiser than those before. It isn't the case
How would a basic life skill go out of date?
hey im here after binging fallout show
"He begins to like being dependent."
Oh how this needs to be considered closely.
Yep. Because there's a lot of kids these days that never get beyond that stage. And their parents are too afraid of the Govt and the system to try teaching them!
1) assume responsibility
2) be informed
3) know where you are going
4) make decisions of your own based on the best information
BASED
@@A55455In47I0nThat is what they said, why the ALL CAPS?
@@A55455In47I0nnah just facts
Wow, this like the opposite of Kamala Harris in four easy steps.
"We aren't given enough freedom to develop self-reliance"
What a quote
But this is true. Responsiblity without power and control is slavery!
as an 18 year old Zoomer with next to no idea how to be an adult, thank you for putting this ancient wisdom out there
Ancient wisdom🤦♀️ bite me🤣
Same!
Don't feel bad for not knowing how to adult. I am almost 30 and just learning. No adults in my sphere ever bothered to teach me practical life skills as a child/teenager.
I, too, am very thankful videos like this exist and that someone took the time to upload. They are so helpful.
I have seen people comment that videos like these are 'idealized' and that 'life back then wasn't actually like this', but the principles still stand. They encourage one to do life better, and that's a great thing to have access to.
True, fake utopia, they weren't properly documented. But least to say everything had a style, James Dean, Elvis, buddy holly all came out of this generation
@@meshavillar Im 54 - I learned how to budget at 50. If you are not taught things its NOT always "obvious"
My father was an abusive narcissist, these would have helped me immensely.
If I ever have children, I’m gonna show them these
I had a few and am doing that now... ;)
@@michaelshelbysuberlak commendable :)
its been 2 years. did u?
Me too. I wasn’t as resourceful when I was a teenager and I highly regretted it now.
I'm watching these with my children right now
We need to replay these in our schools now. Kids and teens need to watch these.
No, these are lessons parents should've taught to their kids. Wanting schools to teach life skills is just lazy parenting.
@@whyaddnamehere We must remember that some kids don't have a parental figure around!
I would love to see a more modernized version!
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@@whyaddnamehere Jesucristo es Dios
The pants budget in this film was astronomical
As a 14 year old I find these films very helpful in life 😊
@@錦山_明Your comment doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, Robin Daniel.
Ash, You will be ahead of the game if you watch these vintage films full of timeless wisdom - but I wouldn’t take ALL of them to heart. This particular one is a good one. You must be one smart kid to watch these at only age 14! Good job! 👍
BE INFORMED! If you're going to buy a car, first look up the model and year for ANY RECALLS on that car!
Due diligence, folks. It is timeless.
I bet there is a story behind that
@@aidoll3692 When your moneys on the line, you watch your step. For example, if a car for sale is parked underneath a puddle, the seller doesn't want you to look under the body.
And never buy new. When you drive that new car off the lot, kiss 6K away. Buy a 1 or 2 year old model and let the sucker who bought it new take the hit.
Sous Chef it's ridiculous cars are that way. I've never understood why and who set it up that cars devalue so much just by driving it off the lot.
Self reliance....grow your own food..take good care of your health, educate your self...be alert
If it don’t cost cents it don’t make sense
Wow. Every member of Congress should watch this. . .
They probably did - when they were 15 in 1951
I like how much simpler was, the dialogues, conversations, communication and interaction were simply without distractions and right to the point. It’s fascinating see videos like these and learn more than scrolling on tiktok with less rewards to your knowledge.
GoodSunday's amended steps.
1. Assume responsibility(and accept it.)
2. Be informed(And understand it.)
3. Know where you're going(Step 2 helps you figure out how to get there.)
4. Make your own decisions.
(5. Act on those decisions.)
(6. Reflect on steps 1 through 4 after taking action.)
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"The trouble is, if you're not self-reliant, you'll never do any more than just get by." been looking from the origins of this soundbyte
"There's no formula to self-reliance."
Moments later:
"here's the steps to self-reliance"
A great way to learn that is to j o n the military.
Of course, you can kiss your autonomy goodbye! But the benefits are worth it.
I think he meant is not super easy to figure out, but, those were the steps he came up with that he felt might help someone along in their journey trying to figure it out.
It’s takes time. It takes doing it.
Here’s a card to help you along
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🤣
I think it's more a instruction.
A formula would be get up at 5 everyday and you are self-reliant.
But it's funny if you put it like that I agree🤣
I absolutely love these old classics. The bit with the dad mentioning some guys take on self reliance, and then just having a copy of it on the bookshelf was absolutely amazing
At the end, the words on the chalkboard roughly translate as “Help yourself, and heaven will help you.”
It's the French equivalent of the idiom "god helps those who help themselves"
@Hannah B Wait no longer. It isn't in the Scriptures
@Hannah B I think it comes from an Aesop Fable with Herakles helping a dude with a stuck cart.
Work makes freedom.
@Hannah B It doesn't say that, but Paul says don't work, don't eat and the ones who could work, but didn't want to got no money from the church.
Love this! Wished my siblings or the teens of today saw these. My cousin still lives at home he is 26, has no job, is rude, mean, and blames everyone for his issues.. I am 25 live by myself and takes care of everything. We weren't raised the same.
apparently not he needs to watch this Coronet film to learn self -reliance and check his attitude at the door
I have relatives in their 90s who are the same.
Oh my God. Same here with my nieces and nephews. Spoiled to death that's why
@@valeriebellomo3573 I defintely was.
@@Helgrimrbro there is absolutely zero shame in living at home so long as you have a job and help with bills. This is something Asian countries practice. Such as Japan, which has the 3rd highest GDP in the world with significantly less people than other nations with a high GDP. I believe it has to do with their work ethic and family bonding. We often cast aside our elderly here in the west, it’s truly sickening
Love how there is a playlist on this channel namee "When people were told what to do and think...", and then people come on this channel to find confurmation and advice on what is best. These videos are amazing. We have created natural and the best ways to handle a lot of issues. It's not control or oppression, it's help. It's like saying that we are manipulated into walking forwards, hinting that we should walk sideways or backwards.
This is what I admire about USA. Not sure if it's still very widespread, but the resilient entrepreneurial spirit of self-reliance was always aspirational. I see many tendencies in our society for people to let things happen to them rather to make it for themselves.
You are looking at it 80 years ago. It is not that way now! Remember steps 2 and 3. Be informed and know where you are going. Before you develop that baseless admiration.
This video reminds me of my fellow Millennial friends who can't make decisions for themselves. Can't count how many times I heard a friend say when I ask them what they want to do, the reply is "I don't know". And, they are all glued so much to their phones that they lack basic social skills.
That's me, gen z, but at least I'm trying ;)
Yes
I'm 29 this year and I took a longer road to get where I am now. And now that I have the discipline to reflect on my life's choices, I believe I can make my future a little less hard than it probably needs to be. hope it does the same for you
It's a shame we don't have these intervals on TV nowadays. It's no wonder mental health is a major phenomenon today. No real guidance in today's society; guidance to last a lifetime seems to be a thing of the past.
It's not a lack of guidance nearly as much as it is a lack of opportunities and a lack of being rewarded for working hard.
Man.. wish they would’ve taught me this in school. It took me kicking myself out of my parents house in order to learn these values the hard way. Just started community college after 3 years post high school. I hope I can make self reliance a cornerstone of my values, matter fact, I will assume responsibility of getting this done. Thanks for resurfacing this video so I can learn the values that made our country successful.
It’s sad that we have to learn these things from a RUclips video instead of our own parents
What I like about this video is that it gets straight to the point, no stalling like “subscribe to my video” when RUclipsrs talk about this subject.
Jean Louis, No parents are perfect. People say I’ve got great kids, I get compliments on how I raised them. But it never crossed my mind to teach ‘Self reliance’ specifically. I taught them to be responsible for their own stuff and own their mistakes, to be humble and good to others. But when you are a parent you’re juggling so many balls, inevitably some things fall through the cracks.
It might have seemed like a simple video back then, but in this day and age, we really need it!
WOW this message is needed more than ever right now.
Emerson! I discovered Ralph Waldo Emerson at a community college and fell in love with his philosophy.
Love these videos, the comment sections are very interesting! I'm a 27yo lady, but man these videos just really make me happy, their accents & soothing tones just make me feel so peaceful and remind me of my grandmother's house.
@Evan Hodge can I prove any of what? That the videos remind me of my grandmothers house? Did you read my comment?
1951: be self reliant
2019: embrace your inner lobster and tidy your room.
Both great advice!
Really?
@@asielmilian38 yes, really. No one likes a career victim and you need to put your own affairs in order (tidy your room) before you can take on changing the world. Fairly simple but profound ideas...
@@NikiY if you want to change the world start by making your bed.
@@asielmilian38 absolutely! It's a mental thing as well as a physical thing. Both speak the truth 😉
What is an ‘inner lobster?’ Someone help out the old Karens here!
Amazing, nothing more in there than should be said. Sadly, the message in this video is needed MUCH more in today's world than it was 72 years ago.
As a Montessori teacher, we used to call the kids who couldn't do basic things for themselves "done fors"....I presented an essay on Emerson's work Self Reliance my senior year in high school, went to live in Europe for years after that, served me well....
Wish I had all these when I was growing up
I needed this kind of help when I was a teenager
١-تحمل المسؤولية
٢-ابلغ او تعلم
٣-اعرف إلى أين أنت ذاهب
٤-افعل قراراتك بنفسك❤
I’m just now reading “Heading Out on Your Own” by Brett McKay (The Art of Manliness). The first paragraph in and he recommended this video. If only they show this to seniors in high school, they’d be WAY better off when the graduate. I’m 24 now and I want to move out of my parents house by next year when I’m 25. Glad I bought the book
Graduated from the time you wrote your comment and I'm loving and hating the life of self-reliance. Making my own decisions impacts my future and taking responsibility for it gets me 1 step closer to becoming a responsible adult. Anyways, wish you the best on your way out of the nest. Planning to do the same by God's will.
I wish you the best BioTeck. I am 28 years old. At age 19, I left my family for 2 years on a volunteer missionary service for my Church. It taught me so much about community service, people's perspective, figured out my own strengths and weaknesses, pondered and made some life goals. I am glad you found the book The Art of Manliness, I read that book and found this video as well.
@@luiselcrusador1403 what's the hating part?
The people who disliked this video need to develop some self-reliance.
Self-reliance is important in developing self esteem which leads to success.
Gee wizz this sure is swell, to see these old gems.
I am grateful for the posts of these educational films; I am watching all series and are instructing me. Thank you. São Paulo Brazil
I thought I was the only Brazilian in these lands, greetings from Bahia.
Im from mexico 🇲🇽
They are universal and for all times.
Steps to self-reliance
1. Assume Responsibility
2. Be informed
3. Know where you're going
4. Make your own decisions
Remember: it takes time to build a habit
Additional: book in video is "Self-reliance" a.k.a "The Essay on Self-reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wow, that boy is me. I wish I saw this video as a kid and showed it to my parents. It could have prevented so much unnecessary suffering.
I would say this is the most profound of these vintage life lesson films. An excellent & necessary message.
Watched a few vids on helicopter parenting, then this turned up. I think those kids and parents need this video. I like these old videos.
Great vid. The best is when they show the steps on how to actually achieve it. Too bad this isn't taught in school...or at home no less.
GLAD THESE VIDEOS ARE HEE, its reflecting
Just bought the book this video is based on. Great advice in this one.
1 assume responsibility
2 be informed
3 know where you hoing
4 always make own decisions .
In the late 80s and early 90s when I was a kid, we were forced to watch life skill videos like this in school, and I think I was the only kid in class who was actually interested. The other kids would throw stuff at the video screen, call the actors nasty names, snicker to each other and pass notes about drugs and whatnot. I'm wondering if kids in the 50s just made fun of these videos too...while we sit here binge watching them on our phones! Lol
They probably wanted to....Big difference between choosing to watch these vids and being made to watch them.
Oh yes, the kids in the 50s rolled their eyes at this, too. But they also learned valuable lessons
I remember watching these in school, around 1961-62..around their. Our classes were good. No ruckus…giggling afterwards but not during. But I’m sure most learned, I know I did. My friends and I talked about it walking home. I liked them bc it made sense to me and did help as I grew into an adult
I am going to show this to my fifth graders.
9 years later i came across this awesomeness!!! where have you been hiding???
I'll tell you one thing - they were really onto something with those belly button high pants!
Watching these videos made me realize ive been raising my children all wrong.☹
@@DR--- It's true that people are interdependent. But kids still need to do the legwork and make their own decisions. When you wipe your kid's ass until he's 25, you get this current crop of Bernie Sanders supporters who want the government to pay for everything.
Really, they should follow JFK's quote to ask what they can do for their country!
@@DR--- You missed the whole point of the film. Self Reliance is just another way of saying take extreme ownership for your decisions. You can consult others, seek out all the info you need etc but at the end of the day your decisions are your decisions. A mentor can be of much help but a mentor is only as human as you and prone to error and can also give you bad advice. I have had mentors who i trusted to know better than me and got screwed for following their advice which made me realize at the end of the day i need to seek as much counsel from different sources but ultimately make my own decision to avoid making the excuse that someone else screwed me when they might want the best for me but just gave bad advice at the moment.
Why are people saying "kids"? The students in the film are clearly 17 and 18 year olds, not kids. And ten years earlier, before the concept of adolescence had been invented, they would have been expected to be married and into a career within a couple years. It's hardly too much to expect them to choose their own electives.
all parents are bad at their job, you just have to do you're best and hope you child does the same.
@@Jesus6bcAgreed - there are no perfect parents. We all make bad decisions and mistakes - hopefully not ones so big that we played a massive role in screwing them up for life. It’s helpful to own where we did our kids wrong and apologize for our inequities. I would have a relationship with my Dad if he had done so - instead we were estranged until he died. Nobody is perfect and we can build a bridge back to our kids after we mess up - but it takes effort.
Brilliant. The world is so different that in th 50s but not much has changed in the meaning of this.
Assume responsibility
Be informed
Know where your going
Make your own decisions
I cannot believe that kids today have not been told to read Ralph Waldo Emersons essay on Self Reliance. That was mandatory in my high school
The world could really use this advice right about now!
I have alot of respect for my grand parents they were right all along is very important to have basic skills to live.My grandma thought me to be a man respect nature and to appreciate everything in life self reliance. Now in days that's gone everything is base on computers life skills is out the window. When shit hit the fan will see who's an infant.
Thank you for this very helpful video.
thank you so much for this i needed it but was far away uninformed from this channel ....... I'm lucky that i discovered this channel
Think about it, a lot of people back then were saved the time it takes to learn these things the hard because of films like this. Incredibly convenient.
They need to bring these out today in school, only up to date of course. But keep it the same. Kids need this, at least I think so. But our school system would never allow it.
I find this supremely ironic since the things public schools accommodate now are unbelievable!
This is one reason why we as a society are going so far off course.
Whatever happened to solid values like doing the right thing, hard work and respecting others? They never go out of style but are rapidly disappearing.
This is filled with wisdom. I wish I had seen it sooner.
It's good to know he and Anne from the first date video are still going out.
She knew what shelf the book was on 😂😂😂 now that's being informed!
Thank you! I wish I encountered this video when I was a teen.
I love how he just had that ready for him....
this old time tv is timeless advice
Sometimes i believe that old items describes the basic concepts in a better and concise way.
Thank you so much for this I hope I can use this advice to it’s fullest
This is gold 👍
I LOVE CLASSIC VIDEOS FROM 40'S AND 50'S
Wow this is such solid advice, and well delivered
What a nicer time.
Eh not for everyone who wasn't white.
10:02 funny it's a french quote on the board "aide toi, le ciel t'aidera" , it makes sense with the subject
I also noticed the verb conjugation of "Voir" on the board. Nice to "see."
I wish I'd had this information when I was younger.
Yes I will develop the habit of self reliance!
That baby's in his 70's rn
More likely in his sixties. I was born in 1946 and I'm 70 now. I would have turned five the year this was made. I remember people wearing those clothes, too.
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So lucky to have found these educational videos before I have my baby ❤
It's a shame that schools don't show these videos in elementary school to teach children about SELF RELIANT.
It would help children so much.
There would not be so many lazy, iliterate, sloppy, irresponsible, and not so bright human beings.
Sadly, not all children have parents that teach their kids to be SELF RELIANT.
This is one of my favorites 💖
This aversion to accepting help is why America is in the shape it is today. What people really need to learn is how to function as members of a community.
Self reliance is contrary to todays self entitled and dependant society. When I turned 18 I voted for the first time as an independent. When I turned 30 I became a Republican, because I finally realized that I have always been self reliant, and the party always believed in self reliance.
Actually, I do rely on someone, God Almighty, and that's it!
These are Gold !!
This was amazing! Thank you for sharing!
#3 is the key "Know where you're going"
They ACT as if they know where earth is headed.
Destination is unknown, there is no why.
They have you chasing, pursuing happiness and happiness comes from within.
Hmmm do they even have students read Emerson’s Self Reliance anymore? Or Thomas Paine’s Common Sense a great treatise against monarchy or what about The Age of Reason? These are the great authors that affected as he said the foundation of our way of life
Blame school budget cuts at the state level. 🏫
Self-reliance doesn't seek to blame. It costs a teacher nothing to suggest students read and study particular essays, does it? Or a parent.
Oh my goodness s self reliant Beautiful And also improves your self esteem. I do like that We should all be self reliant I feel powerful just thinking about it
Im really glad to find this, thank you for posting :)
Great videos!
Shit makes more sense than anything today.
Umm....Sir do you have another copy of that card for me???
It would be easy to pause the video, and write down what it says on the card, on your OWN card. 😁
My! This video is really a slap to my face telling me to be self reliant
Great stuff, very inspiring.
I was fortunate to be raised like this. When confronted with a problem, I look for solutions. Someone I know was babied and indulged. When confronted with a problem, he complains, blames the system, and doesn't want to work toward finding a solution. I'm thriving. He just gets by.
These videos are really great thanks 👍🙏
Now people don't even care if they aren't accomplishing much.
Great video, will let my kids master it.