Worth Thinking About!



I Was Hungry, Nathan Greene (Artist)

The following excerpt is borrowed from The Sun Magazaine:

"Anytime we see somebody who is pushing a shopping cart and talking to themselves or apparently drunk on the sidewalk, we know they didn't start that way.... Something happened to them, probably something awful, probably more than once, that broke them and brought them to their sorry state. They were once children who didn't get a fair break. So let's honor who they were. Let's at least give them a fair break now."

                                                ~John Records, Leave The Lights On

This blog is dedicated to the advocacy for children's rights. But, it is dedicated to much more. At the bare minimum, the fair and respectful treatment of our children is a moral and social imperative. For those of us willing to reach beyond minimums and risk a bit of the esoteric, we need to see our children beyond their corporal existence. We also need to conceive of them as spiritual beings, as well. Either way, our response to the children will determine our own lot in life. In simple language, we cannot help children without helping ourselves. Likewise, we cannot do harm to children without doing harm to ourselves. In so many ways, everyday, we have the choice to do good, or do harm. Unfortunately, with the contemporary trend to "live in the moment," "live in the now," at best, the "future" is considered something fleeting and/or illusory. This is nearsightedness at it's worst. If we do not at least risk living in the future a bit, is living in the now of any lasting value?" Investing our time and energy in the proper nurturing of our children can bring us joy-in-the-moment, as well as fulfillment and reward in the future.

Let's do more than honor people for "who they were." Let's also honor them for "who they are."

“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life

 that no man can sincerely try to help another

without helping himself.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson