Preparing My Grandson to Lead

I buy those crates knowing full well most of it is rubbish. Anyone sensible would stop after

the first one. But every now and then there is something worthwhile in there. Something with value

that is not obvious straight away. That is the lesson. I make my grandson sell the items,

not because I want the money. I do not need it. I do it because I want him to understand

how value is created, not assumed. How to photograph things properly. How to describe

them honestly. How to price, negotiate, and deal with people who waste time or

disappear. He thinks he is doing work for me. In truth, he is learning how

to turn disorder into something useful. At the estate, I give him more responsibility than