Towards a Better World

Towards a Better World #61

6 December 2023

New post

What gift for the child?

The festive season is coming, for children first of all! It is natural to want to spoil them as far as one’s means allow! We look for the gift that will please them on the big day.
It is also an opportunity to think about what could give them lasting happiness.
Does a little human being not have to become fully the human being they potentially are?
They need what will help them grow in this way throughout their life. [1] And whatever the diversity of family structures, it is important that adults strive to foster this growth as well as possible:

“A family where love, mutual respect, brotherhood, mutual help and solidarity reign
will produce children, and then big-hearted adults loving each and every one,
capable of brotherhood, respect and solidarity…” [2]
(La Loi d’Evolution des Ames, p. 441)

Here is a gift for the child which, by giving meaning to their life, cultivates their strength by developing the best in them.
A gift also for the parents and educators, who improve themselves by putting into practice the values they pass on.
A gift for all the children of the world who need other children to learn to share and to forgive.
An indispensable contribution to the future of our humanity.

…”Blessed be, says Lord HAMSAH MANARAH,
the members of one family who look together
towards the Light and walk towards the same ideal.”
(L’Aumisme, la Doctrine de l’Age d’Or, p. 234)

[1] See post no. 48, “Assets for the child”.
[2] See post no. 36, “Family life”.

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