15 February 2021
Make the Ordinary Come Alive
Do not ask your
children
to strive for
extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem
admirable,
but it is the way of
foolishness.
Help them instead to
find the wonder
and the marvel of an
ordinary life.
Show them the joy of
tasting
tomatoes, apples and
pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people
die.
Show them the infinite
pleasure
in the touch of a
hand.
And make the ordinary
come alive for them.
The extraordinary will
take care of itself.
William Martin,
The Parent's Tao Te
Ching:
Ancient Advice for
Modern Parents
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