I think I was still in High School when I realized that my father and my brother saw the world from different perspectives. It centered around a tennis racket. My brother was just starting playing tennis and needed his own tennis racket. Dad found the cheapest racket and was prepared to buy it. My brother wanted a professional-level tennis racket which was much more expensive.
They both had reasons for their choices. My dad thought a cheap racket would be fine for a beginner and would be a small loss if his interest waned. My brother argued that he would learn to play better with better equipment and that would keep his interest high. Both points of view had some validity, but what fascinated me was how differently each point of view demonstrated their individual perspective.
It appeared to me that this conflict was reflective of other decisions in each of their lives. My dad was a conservative decision-maker although he was capable of calculated risks. My brother was a risk taker but not in all areas of life, and could be persuaded to measure the risk and curb his impulses.
Are you at all interested in how they solved this conflict? How would you have solved it as a parent or as a young person? Can you think of a compromise?