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group. He knows that a tight budget will lead to lower quality and over budgeting will lead to wastefulness. He must be honest; corruption for his own or his friends' benefit must not occur. Organizations that lack people who can manage a budget will have financial problems because of unclear and confusing financial plans. This will bring project setbacks, loss of trust among employees, and eventually a bad reputation. A person effectively manages a budget because he was taught to endure physical hardship, pain and suffering, conflict, and the stimulants of defilements. With this endurance, he knows to be frugal in his use of the four requisites. By having endurance and appropriate role models, children will become intelligent with regard to budgets and will follow the footsteps of their role models in the best possible way. Children can absorb these three characteristics from the good people around them. They will learn skills in quality, time, and budget management. They will effectively complete any assigned projects, using minimal time and resources, which is a great asset in any environment. This is how virtue translates into intelligence; it is through the examples set by people around them. Conclusion Parents must pass on knowledge, ability and virtues to their children until the children develop intelligence and virtue that will guide them to lead their lives beautifully and proudly. For parents to successfully pass these qualities to their children, they must: 1) Stay abreast of new information that would assist in their upbringing. They will understand how children develop in modern society and the challenges they face. 2) Keep their children from immorality. Parents must make time to teach their children, to teach them how to use the four requisites, complete their chores, and go about their daily routine. They must also ask teachers, senior relatives, and friends to keep an eye on them, and give them permission to warn their children when they do something wrong. If parents can do these two things, then children will become accustomed to wholesomeness rather than unwholesomeness. Children will always be surrounded by those who can show them right thought, speech, and action. They will grow up to be smart and virtuous. These two qualities will enable them to rely on themselves and live their lives beautifully. The Warm Hearted Family 116 Raising Children to Be Smart and Virtuous The Warm Hearted Family 117 Raising Children to Be Smart and Virtuous