Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the
universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we
teach our children? We teach them two and two make four,
and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also
teach them what they are? We should say to each of them:
Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are
unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never
been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your
clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a
Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the
capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you
grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you,
a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the
world worthy of its children.
universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we
teach our children? We teach them two and two make four,
and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also
teach them what they are? We should say to each of them:
Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are
unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never
been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your
clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a
Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the
capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you
grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you,
a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the
world worthy of its children.
Pablo Casals
with thanks to Whiskey River
~
Photo from the James Webb Space Telescope
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Oh yes, yes yes! We certainly do have a choice to focus our lives on talent and beauty!
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