Sunday, July 23, 2006

For the Children

Having a child is the most amazing miracle a person could experience. And I do not mean just growing and giving birth to a human being, which is a natural wonder, but experiencing the love and sharing the life of a child on a regular basis, which is a totally religious experience. The laughter of a child is the sweetest sound ears can hear. Looking at a child is like watching a movie that never ceases to amuse.
Seeing how everyday is new and exciting for a child should make us want to feel and express the same enthusiasm for the ordinary things and turn them into something extraordinary to stimulate our senses. Children are a fountain of youth, tenderness, love, and good energy.
Sadly, though, children are mistreated and disrespected on a regular basis everywhere. As adults, I think every person has the direct or indirect responsibility of raising a child. There is a say that it takes a village to raise a child, however, as time goes by, raising a child is thought of being more the sole responsibility of the people who brought him or her into this world, and often times even those people believed to be directly responsible for their well-being fail to provide children with the environment and upbringing they deserve. We are all responsible for the life of children, those who are our own, our relatives, our neighbors, and all.
We need to realize our responsibility toward leaving our children the legacy of a better world, a better country, a better neighborhood, and exert it. We were all children once, and we owe it to ourselves and the little ones to protect them and offer them a better future.

2 comments:

amelche said...

Thanks for joining our chain.

Unknown said...

Welcome back!!!!