TO MANY EXPERTS

Instead of simplifying our lives, all that these experts have done is make it more complicated. Name any subject and there are hundreds of consultants with hundreds of opinions how to solve the problem.

For a fee they will solve any problem that we have. They tell us how to raise our kids, solve our marital and financial problems. Everyone scurries to meet the expectations that they have set forward. Heaven forbid someone doesn't fall within the guidelines. Suddenly they are in need of counselling or medication. All it does is enhance the financial portfolios of these consultants.

Why can't common sense rule in solving our problems. I always look back and think of my father whenever facing a dilemma.

How quickly he would come to solving problems that he faced. A neighbor's dog would come to our fence and tear up the grass my father worked so hard to grow in between two buildings, as the dog barked at ours and scampered about, ripping up the newly seeded area. My dad laid down some chicken wire over the seeded area, and after watering the area, electrified the wire. What a surprise the dog got when he stepped on the wire, never to return again. It gave the dog a reminder, without hurting it.

Another problem was solved when we worked together at a construction site and were faced with the theft of all the hardware for the doors. They were stored in a closet and someone would break and steal them. Dad purchased a gallon of liquid tar and poured some gravel into it. He then set it up above the door of the closet. The next morning as we came to work we saw a trail of droplets on the sidewalk. Going to the closet we saw that the thief received the full brunt of the tar over his head and body.

There was no need to call the police or put up an elaborate security system. An annoying problem was simply solved. Needless to say we never encountered any more thefts.

So remember don't compound a problem by worrying about it. Just sit back, relax and think it over. With a clear head, examine it and find out how easily it can be solved. Find out for yourself. It has always worked for me.