Today is Friday, August 24th, 2007; Karen's Korner #1135
One more Karen's Korner from "A Chicken Soup for the Soul" book, about kids as this is back-to-school week for most.
You Are A Marvel
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 that 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 lik you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, they way you move.
You may become a Shakespeare, a Michaelangelo, 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.
By Pabloe Casals
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As I typed this for Karen's Korner, I realized it isn't just for kids but all of us. This is what so many verses in the Bible try to tell us, teach us, help us believe. So regardless of your situation today, say out loud or to yourself, "I am a marvel! I am unique! In all the world there has never been anyone exactly like me!"
And then when you meet people throughout the day make a mental note to say or think, "You are a marvel. You are so unique....."
Hard to tell how it might change our thoughts for the day!
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