“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our young people , one of these is roots, the other is wings.” –Hodding Carter
We seek to give our children everything we can, wanting them to have infinite possibilities and striving to see our children have all that we did not. However often in our quest to give children all they need for the future we miss the key essentials to a prosperous and happy future. Life is demanding and the world is constantly changing around us, leaving the needs and wants of our children muddled together and thus parents all too often loose focus on the true essential needs of their children. One can easily become consumed by materialism giving children the latest gadgets, the best clothes, newest games, all in an attempt to better the life and future of the child. Nonetheless in hindsight it is not the things one has in childhood that they will look back fondly on.
In a world where one works to be the best in school, the best our field, etc., we often fail to be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Forgetting that in the end the most important things are not what we have, but what we have done and experience and who we have become. Whilst the technologies and advances of today give children a world of opportunity, let us not forget the endless value of giving our children a solid future based on the experiences of the past with the encouragement and freedom to be whatever they choose.
