We all know that time passes quickly. And, we also know how quickly kids grow up. Yet, many of us get so busy dealing with past issues and planning for a successful future for our kids that we neglect the most important part of life....the present.
Sometimes we give more importance to what happened before in years gone by; giving memories a unique quality of significance and meaning while at the time those memories were being lived, they were often handled as carelessly as our current 'presents' are. Then we try to see into the future and build our hopes and dreams, while often, laying waste to the present time that is, in reality, the building blocks of the future.
In the midst of this phenomenon, the world witnesses how quite a few young people are out of control, commit awful crimes, engage in drug and alcohol abuse, contemplate suicide....yet, if we were to ask the young people about their feelings and their lives we might be surprised to find how isolated they feel, and how unloved and uncared for. Parents and family members have such an important role to play in the lives of the young. We shape them with our nurturing, commitment and love. We heal them with a listening ear and a few wise words. We strengthen them with our good example and empower them with our trust. If we fail to interact positively with our youth in the here and now, they may well have to live their lives on unsteady feet with a void in the heart that can only be filled by the love of family; family members who care enough to give a few precious moments of their life; their present moments.
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