Reflections Of A Mother

Music: I Will Always Love You

If I had influence with the good fairy
who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children,

I should ask that her gift to each child in the world
be a sense of wonder so indestructible
that it would last throughout life.
~Rachel Carson

                     I can give you directions,

                             but

                     I

             cannot

     be

     there

to

lead

you.

I gave you life,

     but

     cannot

             live

             it

                     for

                             you.

I can take you to church,

but

I

     cannot

     make

             you

                     believe.

I can teach you right from wrong,

    but

     I

             cannot

             always

                     decide

                     for

                             you.

             I can buy you beautiful clothes,

             but

             I

     cannot

make

you

     beautiful

             inside.

                                     I can offer you advice,

                                             but

                                             I

                                     cannot

                             accept

                     it

             for

        you.

     I can give you love,

             but

             I

                     cannot

                     force

                             it

                             upon

                                     you.

                     I can teach you to share,

                             but

                             I

                     cannot

                     make

             you

     unselfish.

                             I can teach you respect,

                                     but

                                     I

                             cannot

                             force

                     you

                     to

             show

     honour.

                     I can advise you about friends,

                             but

                             cannot

                     choose

                     them

             for

     you.

I can advise you about sex,

     but

     I

             cannot

             keep

                     you

                             pure.

                             I can tell you about alcohol & drugs,

                             but

                             I

                     can't

                     say

             "No"

     for

you.

I can tell you about lofty goals,

     but

     I

             can't

             achieve

                     them

                             for

                                     you.

I can teach you about kindness,

but

I

can't

     force

     you

             to

             be

                     gracious.

                                     I can pray for you,

                                     but

                                     I

                             cannot

                     make

             you

             walk

     with

God.

I can tell you how to live,

       but

             I

                     cannot

                     give

                     you

                             eternal

                                     life.

                     I can love you with unconditional love

             all of

                my

       life . . .

     and

I

will.

-Reflections Of A Mother
~Unknown

The success of love
is in the loving

- it is not in the result of loving.

Of course it is natural in love
to want the best for the other person,

but whether it turns out that way or not
does not determine the value of what we have done.
~Mother Teresa

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder,
s/he needs the companionship of at least one adult who
can share it,
rediscovering with him the joy,
excitement and mystery of the world we live in.
~Rachel Carson

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