This time around, I invite you to go crazy, imagining silly, stupid, weird possibilities: Snowing on a peak summer afternoon, Plucking bunches of milk packets growing on a short bushy tree, Wearing a pair of shoes which simply take-off like an aircraft… Strange thing to do, you think?
Well, recently I was speaking to an Agricultural Scientist, when he told me about a similar fact. We are under the impression that the seeds of the same mango tree, when planted, grow up into trees that would bear fruits of the same kind, that of the parent tree. The scientist says that we are wrong. “The flowers of the tree are pollinated by different insects at different moments, influencing the nature of the seed within each fruit”, he said.
That set me pondering about today’s children who would be adults tomorrow. What are we doing to them and how would that influence their attitude and nature? It’s now time I share a wonderful thing I came across recently:
CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE
If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, He learns to be guilty
If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, He learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.
If a child lives with security, He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
HE LEARNS TO FIND LOVE IN THE WORLD.
An eye-opener, indeed. From now on, you and I, we can tell others, “Show me your child, I’ll tell who you are.” (And WE can now find out who WE ARE, too!)