Your knowledge, your experience, your failures. What do you bring forth for the next generation to learn from? Do you show consideration for others? Do you teach that acceptance is a real virtue? Are you all talk and no action? I have had people look in me in the eye and speak about their concern and hopes for others, and contradict themselves in actions. Continually claim to care for others and clearly disregard the down trodden and side step the fallen. What are the things you do to help this world?
You don’t have to toot your own horn, you know what you do and don’t do. The silent helpers are the best. Your children reflect what you teach. Easy to see what you think and kids are pretty clear repeating what they hear on the daily. If it’s not good, I hope you grow out of it. Hate, lack of compassion, acceptance, hostility and arrogance are learned behaviours. Everyone has within themselves the ability to lead and lift others up.
Look for ways to do exactly that, group mentality can hurt people if they have no example. Once you find yourself, be sure it is someone that others can respect. One that others gravitate to because you are genuine. That one person that someone can approach because you listen and offer solace for them to be themselves. Not control, a sounding board that helps others find answers they can live with. Someone who advocates for others find their voice. Let them come to your table because once there, they are treated like royalty. Not because the table is dressed in fine linen and china, but because it feels like it is.
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