“The Kids” – 11/21/15: Open Letter To Every-Body, but Especially to those in positions of POWER to harness, influence and direct the MINDS of our children

Can we - for a moment - give a *Big-Up* to Ms. Whitney Houston, may she R.I.P. who sang long, long ago about how the Children Are our Future. She reminded us to “Given them Hope and let them lead the way. Show them all the Beauty they possess inside.” But, given the state of affairs in the world today, and how most children grow up to be adults leading lives of quiet desperation, I think that the words of Ms. Houston have fallen upon deaf ears.

"LIFE IN 3-D

Yes, the Children ARE indeed our future, quite possibly our only hope for a positive future, given the way our generation, and those who came before us, are choosing to remain ignorant to the harsh realities staring us straight in the face. Who continue to live life in semi-conscious state of semi-stuper, coming up for air only long enough to have a quiet moment of mourning for the 217 girls who are STILL MISSING in Nigeria.

Now – I’m not just bitching to bitch - leaving you with that sinking feeling that the world is going to HELL in a HANDBASKET and WTF am I really supposed to DO about missing girls in Chibok?

No my friends, I actually have a suggestion that each and every one of us can apply in our lives – daily in most of our cases: LISTEN – really get SILENT and LISTEN to what our children are telling us. Our children are pleading with us to slow down, pay attention and do things in a DIFFERENT way. A way that has us using our words and voices and power in a kinder, gentler, softer way with the youngest, most vulnerable, and most BRILLIANT among us! And why are the young so brilliant? Why because they have fresh, new MINDS of course! MINDS that are free from ideas, concepts and indoctrination. Ready to be filled with...love.

But instead, we take the easy route, and program our children, straight from day 1. And we don’t do this out of malice; we do this because we were taught that perhaps if our child learns to read, write, and multiply by age 10, that somehow THIS will be the thing that secures a solid “Future” for them - far away from the spindly, creeping hands of the *unknown.*  From a very early age, we are shaping, molding and influencing the very value system that will form the foundation of that child’s moral compass FOR LIFE.  A value system that has, at its core the goal of everlasting security and *insurance*.

So be careful.

And also – REJOICE! For if we could each peer in to the fresh new imagination of a child, I assure you that we would all be certain of humanity’s positive future, a future that includes all the beauty a child brings into this world, ready to share with you and me. And we would recognize, honor, revere and NOURISH that future right on out of that child, and into our positive future. We would think twice about whether we, as “grown-ups” really do know better when we are parroting some of the life lessons that we were spoon-fed. We would THINK about that, reflect on what a MESS we have made of things, and realize that the brilliance of our own children, properly protected, cared for and cultivated ,will bring about the very Quantum Leap needed now to CATAPULT humanity into the positive future that IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT. It could really be that simple.

If we could ALL just STOP and THINK before we speak to a child.

Thank you. xx