It’s said ‘Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.’ In Japan, it goes ‘Rice paddies to rice paddies in three generations.’ The Scottish say ‘The father buys, the son builds, the grandchild sells, and his son begs.’ In China, ‘Wealth never survives three generations.’

The First Generation comes from a life of hardship and is determined to have a better future for themselves. They are willing to work hard and make sacrifices in order to achieve their goal.

Their children, the Second Generation, grow up a witness to their parent’s struggle and understand the importance of hard work. Although they now live a more comfortable lifestyle, they may still remember a childhood filled with frugality.

The Third Generation, however, has no memory of want or struggle. Without this awareness, the third generation has been known to simply squander the wealth their parents and grandparents worked so hard to build.

Pretty interesting; a proverb developed independently across so many diverse cultures has to describe something really fundamental to humanity. Source: familylinevideo.com/three-ge…