What do we give our children?
First we give them the most precious of all gifts : the principles of love .love makes the world go round .
We give them our attention, for one day it will be too late.
We give them a sense of value. A place for the individual in the scheme of things, with all that accrues to the individual: self-reliance, courage, conviction, self-respece, and the respect of others.
We give them a sense of humor because laughter leavens life.
We give them the meaning of discipline. If we falter at discipline, life will do it for us.
We give them the will to work.Satisfying work is not the lasting joy, but knowing that a job is well done.
We give them the talent for sharing. That it`s not so much that we give, as to what we share.
We give them the love of justice--the bulwark against violence and oppression, and the repository of human dignity.
We give them the passion for truth: founded on precept of example,truth is the beginning of every good thing; the power and faith engendering mutual trust.
We give them the ceacon of hope which lights all darkness.
We give them the knowledge of being loved. Beyond the demand for reciprocity, praise or blame, for those loved are never lost.
What shall we give the children? The open sky, the brown earth, the leafy trees, the golden sand, the blue water, the stars in their courses, and the awareness of these: birdsongs, butterflies, clouds and rainbows, sunlight,moonlight,firelight; a large hand reaching down for a small hand, impromptu praise, an unexpected kiss, a straight answer, the glisten of enthusiasm and the sense of wonder, long days to be merry in and nights without fear, and memory of a good home.
These things we shall give the children.
我们应该给予孩子们什么呢？
首先我们要给他们以最珍贵的礼物：爱的法则。 爱使世界转动。
我们要给他们以关注，不要等到为时已晚。
我们要给他们以价值感，让他们找到个体在整个社会机制中的地位，以及由此而习得的品质：独立，勇气，深信不疑，自尊，以及对他人的尊重。
我们要给他们以幽默感，因为笑声可以使生活更轻松。
我们要教给他们纪律的意义。如果我们不遵守纪律，那么就会受到生活惩罚。
我们要教给他们工作的意愿。令人满意的工作并不能带来持久的快乐，只有得知工作做得很出色才能如此。
我们要给予他们分享的天赋。与分享相比，给予又算什么呢。
我们要教给他们对正义的热爱---正义是暴利和压迫的防洪提，是人类尊严的源泉。
我们要给予他们追求真理的激情：真理来源于实践，是美好事物的开始，死相互信任产生的能力和信念。
我们要给予他们希望的灯塔，让它照亮整个黑暗。
我们要教给他们对被爱的人是，超越回报、赞美和责备，因为那些被爱的人永远不会迷失。
我们应该给我们的孩子们什么呢？开阔的天空，棕色的大地，葱郁的树木，金色的沙滩，蔚蓝的大海，运行有序的星辰，以及对以下事物的感知：鸟鸣，蝴蝶，云朵，彩虹，阳光，月夜，炉火；乐于助人的双手，突如其来的赞美，意想不到的亲吻，直截了当的回答，富有魅力的激情，强烈的好奇心，乐悠悠的白天，无恐惧的夜晚，美好之家的甜蜜回忆。
这就是我们应该给予孩子们的礼物。