Boomerangs Return with Astounding Accuracy
For all the hopes we have, there are tasks to be
performed to achieve them. For any good we wish to accomplish,
sacrifices in comfort must be made.
We get nothing for nothing. The piper must be paid if we are to
realize dreams and aspirations.
When tasks aren’t performed or sacrifices made, we pay the piper
with lesser achievement. When our mind comprehends what our eyes will
see, anything is possible.
Getting children to understand the benefit of working
hard in school to achieve dreams creates a mindset permitting them to
visualize creative achievements before they happen. The direction they
take leads to achievement or mediocrity. Self doubt influences the
anticipation of the pain or pleasure that comes with their effort.
Effective parenting has nothing to do with putting
food on the table or tending to a skinned knee. It’s more about the
struggle of never knowing if we’ve done the right thing.
When we plant seeds of inspiration in children, we create a
greater vision of what tomorrow can bring. We do what we can and they
determine the direction they’ll go.
Young minds are capable of achieving wonderful things
beyond our wildest dreams. Parents are the most trusted and honest
people children know, so when we tell them they have a boat load of
potential, they begin to believe what we say is true and demonstrate a
corresponding behavior. A remarkable thing happens as they mature. They
achieve wonderful and remarkable things beyond our expectations. Tell
children every day, “You can achieve great things,” and embark together
on a journey that will last a lifetime.
We should be careful not to give in to their every
whim. There will be rainy days ahead for them which they will need to
confront on their own. Doing so, they’ll be stronger and better prepared
for future storms. Putting
up an umbrella before it’s time is counterproductive.
Children should be kind, pleasant, responsible and
honest. We cannot hope for these things to happen but must set examples
for them to follow. We should not close our lips to that which will open
their heart. If they become less than what they should, two hearts get
broken. All that we do and give them is like the snow in winter – the
softer it falls over a period of time, the deeper it sinks into their
mind. We become surgeons of their soul…it may hurt from time to time but
the progress made is promising.
Everything we do for children can be compared to the flight of a
boomerang. All that we instill
in them will be returned in the future, with astounding accuracy.
