If there is one thing I would teach a child, above all else,
It is to be able to imagine himself into the flesh of other people:
To realize his mother's weariness,
His father's anxieties,
His little brother's lonely fears,
And to give of himself generously to ease their burdens.
A child who has learned to be consistently generous
Will become a generous adult,
Much loved and therefore, truly successful."
- I. A. R. Wylie
June 1954
#generosity #kindness #fatherlyadvice #selflessness
It is to be able to imagine himself into the flesh of other people:
To realize his mother's weariness,
His father's anxieties,
His little brother's lonely fears,
And to give of himself generously to ease their burdens.
A child who has learned to be consistently generous
Will become a generous adult,
Much loved and therefore, truly successful."
- I. A. R. Wylie
June 1954
#generosity #kindness #fatherlyadvice #selflessness
