“My daddy said he would buy me a bigger house!” said the 3 year old.
”You tell ‘em sweety!” replies dear dad. This is a portion of a
conversation I overheard between a 3 year old little girl and her
father. It made me think about what’s missing from that conversation, I
wonder if the lessons about what’s really important in life are
provided. Bigger houses are nice but I hope this little girl is
learning about what’s real, I wonder if the dad realizes that he has
fallen for the status quo and is transferring the same messages to the
next generation. What will this little girl come to know as meaningful
in her life?
What will other children come to know as real and meaningful in their
lives?
It’s important that we stop and ask ourselves if we’ve got it right
and then and check in with our children and make sure they’ve got it
right, make sure they know how to balance the material and the
spiritual.
We ought to enjoy the material world if we are blessed with beautiful
things but not at the cost of our relationships and our children.
Life values are a must, upgrades are optional.