Guest guest Posted September 1, 2001 Report Share Posted September 1, 2001 >> A child, like a seed, grows by itself from its self. Parents, like good gardeners, only keep the environment in order. Lest they disturb, they do not dig the soil to check if roots are coming through yet, Nor do they scrape the dirt to see if leaves are coming out, Neither do they peel the bud to find out if a flower is already forming. They will not expect the fruit before its time has come. And when the fruit is ripe, it will be received instead of taken. << This is beautiful. Perhaps we should raise some money and do a national billboard campaign. (I am actually not joking. I have long thought that as much attention needs to be paid to raising awareness about appropriate parenting as is drawn to any other public health need or problem. Shanti ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2001 Report Share Posted September 2, 2001 Arial;color:black">Dear Linda, Arial;color:black"> Wim wrote: >> A child, like a seed, grows by itself from its self. Parents, like good gardeners, only keep the environment in order. Lest they disturb, they do not dig the soil to check if roots are coming through yet, Nor do they scrape the dirt to see if leaves are coming out, Neither do they peel the bud to find out if a flower is already forming. They will not expect the fruit before its time has come. And when the fruit is ripe, it will be received instead of taken. << You wrote: >> This is beautiful. Perhaps we should raise some money and do a national billboard campaign. (I am actually not joking. I have long thought that as much attention needs to be paid to raising awareness about appropriate parenting as is drawn to any other public health need or problem. << Arial;color:black"> Arial;color:black">As you are not joking, Linda, let’s start small, Arial;color:black">Send me money and I can start writing for a living. Arial;color:black">I am in need of a sponsor to write my autobiography… Oh and I promise you a billboard. Arial;color:black">Again we will start small, one billboard at a time. Arial;color:black">I am not joking either. Arial;color:black"> Arial;color:black">Love, Wim Arial;color:black">(Now, shall I click that ‘Send” button?) Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.268 / Virus Database: 140 - Release 8/7/2001 Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.268 / Virus Database: 140 - Release 8/7/2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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