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We often hear many sayings and quotes regarding children and the future; children are our hope for the future; children are our most valuable resource; children are the cement of life; old men can make war, but it is children who will make history. But the sayings can be distilled down to one simple truth: just because they are small doesn’t mean they are not wise.

We all are addicts. We are addicted to seeking. We endlessly seek. The thrill of seeking makes us feel alive, worthy or just plain busy. What are we Seeking? We are all seeking to taste, feel, and experience our source. The source is “Love”. We are all seeking in different ways, and the seeking becomes a sort of “game“. The “seeking game“ starts at birth when we first seek it in our close surroundings.

We are all yearning to know the future of our daily situations and circumstances. The desire to know drives us to hire professionals like financial advisers, medical experts or attorneys. With the desire to know comes the hunger to control. We keep planning, managing,controling and executing plans to the extent that we even plan our own death and funeral so it is done to our liking!!

We have the right to believe in our own truth; however, we also have to remember to respect and acknowledge the truth of others. When we disagree with our spouse, our kids, or our boss, aren't we just trying to convey our truth and discover that theirs is different? The important question we must ask ourselves is this: Do we understand the great power and responsibility we have when we are stating our truth to our children?

Many of us suffer from the common disease that runs wild in our culture; “Busyness”. When we are busy, we appear to be doing something important. Consequently, we associate busyness with self worth. We feel that the busier we are, the more worthy and important we must be.