Well, being the first teacher of our children, we, as parents tend to be very protective to them. As much as possible, we always want almost a perfect life for them. Right…? But, our children’s lives are beyond our control; and even our own life, most of the time it is hard to maneuver. It seems so hurdling all the time; however, what is important is, to live our life as the best as we could. And, the important principle is to make things light everyday to stay happy and healthy. Most parents in this world desire for almost perfect life for their children. But, let us face the reality… life is not perfect so as the human beings. So, committing mistakes is unavoidable. In fact, everyone must all go through this process in order to learn the real value of life.
In relevant with this, I must say that, if I would be asked what are the five best pieces of advice that I normally give to my children about life; (I rephrased the question since I do this with them in real life). First and foremost, I more often tell them to give a meaningful value to their lives. Since, there are many youth today who seem do not care about the beautiful things around them. They just ruin their lives with various vices, and they never give importance to whatever their future store for them. Well, living in this world, has always a purpose for every person. And, I think children should know how to give value to everything that they have; especially to life. We must be the one to take care of our body, free it from any harmful elements that could possibly ruin our entire character as an individual. Second, I typically advice my children to give value to higher education. Because education will lead a person to do things in the right way. As well as it motivates a person to work hard for his future. More importantly, education freed any person from ignorance. Aside from that, with formal education, a person would get courage to go on with any obstacle in life. Equally important, education brings a person closer to many job opportunities that would help him or her to elevate his or her economic status in life. Third, I normally advise my children to be determined and courageous to achieve their dreams in life. Having an ambition is a great motivation for a person to go on in life; regardless how many times he or she stumbles and falls. What most important is for a person to learn how to bounce back and hurdle with all those trials and difficulties with flying colors. Fourth, I often tell them to save money for rainy days. It is very essential for a person to know the basic thriftiness for his or her own advantage. Especially nowadays, we experience a dramatic global economic predicament; therefore, one should learn to maximize his or her financial resources in order to save a portion of how much money he or she has for future use. Fifth, I always tell my children to believe in themselves, to their own abilities and capacities as a person. I constantly encourage them to boost their self-confidence. Having enough confidence about your self shows also your ability to do other things that other people seem to think that you can never do. Being smart is one way of telling people that you deserve some kind of respect from them; as much as you respect them.
With all these in mind, well… principles in life are just basic guidance for all of us on how to live our life rightfully, happily and peacefully. Generally, I also advise my children to learn to become independent. Being independent is one way of proving yourself that you are a responsible and reliable person. Above all, I also advise my children to have a strong faith in God at all times, without HIM, everything is impossible in this world. A lot of people are seemingly taking His presence for granted, but God is always around in our lives. He just let us do whatever we want to do, he just there, waiting for us to ask help and guidance. Most of the time, we are overwhelmed with our daily tasks, without even noticing that God is just beside us, just waiting for us to thank HIM for the life he gave us; as well as the blessings he always showers upon us.
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