Lifetime Memories

Pause with your child when others hurry by; walk with your child when others are running.
     Smile with your child when others can find only frowns; listen to your child when others appear preoccupied.
     Talk with your child when others prefer shouting; praise your child when others can find only fault.
     Hug your child when others fail to sense the power of touch; read with your child when others prefer television.
     Learn from your child when others have forsaken curiosity; play with your child when others prefer being entertained.
     Discipline your child when others fail to establish limits; apologize to your child when others pretend perfection.
     Pray with your child when others have lost faith; dream with your child when others have become too cynical.

     --Anthony Witham