Ten things
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Hawkeye posted ten things that he wanted to pass on to his son-to-be. He challenged me to do the same. I took a bit of a different approach, but the following list is my short-list of things that I want my two sons to know. I give them bits of the long list every day (i.e. wash your hands a million times a day, make sure you remove eye gook before leaving the house in the morning...and so on). But here are the more important things that I want for them to know and learn:1. Be your own person; don't let anyone or any group of people try to tell you who you are or who you should be.
2. Learn from the hardest experiences in your life; it's o.k. to fail some times. Use these experiences to move forward from.
3. Find your passion, work hard and follow your dreams to the ends of the earth.
4. Be compassionate towards your fellow humankind. Love your enemy. Hate serves no purpose.
5. Never work at the expense of your family. Spend time on who and what matters.
6. Don't take life too seriously; laugh and smile, have fun.
7. Serve a larger purpose; be active in volunteer organizations; take care of the environment, feed the hungry. The world is bigger than your being.
8. Explore the world; travel as much as you can; it is a wonderful and amazing place.
9. Be humble; arrogance will get you nothing more than people annoyed at you.
10. Never forget how much your parents love you; you are life itself.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 12:53 PM.
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1:59 PM
That's very good! It reminded me of that song...don't forget to wear sunscreen. I know you will succeed in transmiting those things to them.