Something to Remember

GIFTS OF TIME OUR CHILDREN ASK OF US...
Accept me...when others engage in comparisons;
Pause with me...when others hurry by;
Walk with me...when others have too little time;
Listen to me...when others are too preoccupied;
Read with me...when others prefer television;
Talk with me...when others prefer shouting;
Praise me...when others can find only fault;
Believe in me...when others offer no encouragement;
Play with me...when others prefer being entertained;
Discipline me...when others fail to set limits;
Learn with me...when others have forsaken curiosity;
Laugh with me...when others fail to see any humor;
Challenge me...when others accept less than my best;
Create with me...when others settle for the ready-made;
Pray with me...when others have lost faith;
Hug me...and remind me how much I am loved;
Dream with me...and discover all I would like to be.

-Anthony P. Witham