"Fifty years from now
It will not matter what kind of car you drove,
what kind of house you lived in,
how much you had in your bank account,
or what your clothes looked like.
But the world may be a better place because you were important in the life of a child"
I came across these words of wisdom whilst looking at articles on the babyandkids.co.uk website
(http://www.babyandkids.co.uk/features/Positive.asp)
With the hectic lifestyles and commercial pressures that most parents have to deal with today, these gems of truth are often overlooked.
I wonder what society would be like if we collectively decided to forego unnecessary commercialism and concentrate on the happiness, well-being and development of our children?
It'd be richer in some ways and poorer in others. Yet we don't have to wait for the entire world to do something before we see a difference. We just need to follow one simple rule... "It starts with me."