If a Child Lives With...

If a child lives with criticism
He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility
He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule
He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with jealousy
He learns to feel guilty.

But if a child lives with tolerance
He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement
He learns self-confidence.
If a child lives with praise
He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness
He learns justice.

If a child lives with approval
He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with security
He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship
He learns to find love in the world.

We were children once and there is a child inside every of us. Should we blame those who brought us up when we fail to have those ultimate qualities? Are we aware that we should live side by side with others to learn the qualities we lack of? Are we aware that people around us could learn to posses some of those they lack of as well ? Do we have the courage to show, instead of telling others how to live with those values?

When we have our own children or live with children around us, do we teach them what they should live with? Or do we justify our negligence by saying that we did not acquire those qualities in our childhood? Are we supposed to blame our spouse or significant others for failing to set up the examples for our little beings?

if we live with those values, we learn how to live with others. In doing so, we learn to be happy and how to make others happy.