If there were five things I could gift my child to secure
his or her future, what would they be? Interesting question! I would like to
give him the five things that would make the entire world his and make his
future secure for eternity: five of my favorite sets of lines from Rudyard Kipling's poem ‘If’
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs
and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance
for their doubting too
There is so much negativity in the world. No matter what you
do, you are going to be blamed, doubted and hated. Isn't it indeed a gift to be
immune to all this negativity and just be oneself?
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same
Today’s competitive world puts all the more premium on
success and shuns failure like plague. Wouldn't it be a gift to not be a rat in
this mad rat race?
GIFT - III
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one
turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a
word about your loss
In these uncertain times, one is scared even to take the
smallest of decision. Wouldn't it be a gift to be able to just stake everything you have
and not be concerned even if you lose it all?
GIFT - IV
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with
Kings—nor lose the common touch,
People are judged by their clothes, their net worth and
their positions. Wouldn't it be a gift to interact with all kinds of people as
just people: listen to them, know them and understand them but still not become
them?
GIFT - V
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’
worth of distance run
With so many distractions in today’s world, an hour saved is an extra hour lived. Wouldn't it be a gift to be able to get the maximum out of
every minute of our lives?
17 comments:
Hmm! NOW THAT is something I can wish only on others - too late for me to start :)
Lol. True.
You make a very thoughtful dad TF.
'People are judged by their clothes'--This was brought home to me only yesterday when a friend remarked-you are wearing an old suit-so i told her all my clothes are old.
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I love how you garb your promotional posts in meaningful, colourful thoughts. I am impressed by all of those wishes.
Fabulous ideas, TF! A lovely parenting post from you!
Thanks a lot, Rachna.
Thanks Umashankar. Different promotional contests inspire me in different ways - none of them in directions the sponsor seeks though.
Thanks Bushara and thanks for the token of love. Will definitely accept it.
Thanks Indu. True - people are too materialistic.
I am sure these traits will come in your upbringing TF. You want him to have these and so your actions would be governed by these. Nice dad ! :)
Thanks Ashwini. Absolutely.
Thanks Jaish. I hope I can follow up my words with action as well and not become one of those typical nagging pushy parents.
That's a great post and amazing wishes ! Don't we all want the same for our children..sometimes we just are not sure how to teach them.
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Thanks, themoonstone. True.
Thanks, Ashik.
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