Life is wonderful. It's great to live life with love and all other good things will follow. But apart from knowing love and how to give love in return, I would like to teach my kids a lesson to learn how to live life and survive it without me but the world and the people around them that will let them see and deal the real (and cruel) world everybody lives in.
And here's the three important things they must learn:
1. Respect
Learning how to respect others apart from their mommy and daddy is a very great thing. Respect goes a long way. As others will say, "Respect is earned, not given (or not demanded)." True. I would like my kids to know how to give respect so they earn the same respect. Hopefully they can give more of what they can earn. Because giving, is another thing.
2. Giving or generosity
Giving materials is good. But knowing how to give time and effort are much worth it. I like my kids to learn to give time to visit the sick and give something from what they have to the needy. They will never know what blessing awaits from being generous with their time and sharing what they have even in a very small gesture.
"Give and you shall receive." -- is what I want them to put in their minds and learn it from their heart. They must learn to give with all their heart but never forget to be wise.
3. Be Wise.
The world today is a never ending battle between evil and kind. They must learn to fight with wisdom. Our kids are naive. When they grow up, they must determine who are being sincere and who are only taking advantage of their kindness and love. They deserve people who will give them pure love, respect and generosity without asking in return. Because in the end, love is what matters the most and they will need wisdom to get what they deserve, and it's the pure and unconditional love.
