Be still my heart. They are here!
“Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
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Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
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Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
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Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
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Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
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And make the ordinary come alive for them.
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The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
William Martin,
The Parent's Tao Te Ching:
Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
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