Children need heroes and mentors. The best way to encourage
them in the direction of great heroes and mentors is
to have great ones yourself. We are all fascinated with the
stories of other men and women who have done extraordinary
things with their lives, or ordinary things in an extraordinary
way or with extraordinary love. Be careful who you
look up to and champion, your children are paying attention.
You may be able to distinguish between the incredible musical
genius of your favorite artist and his questionable lifestyle
of sex, drugs, and alcohol... but chances are your children
don’t or can’t make the distinction. You walk into the bedrooms
of most adolescents and see the posters they have
hanging on their walls, and you know they are becoming like
the people on the posters... and that is frightening.
We all need heroes. Who are yours? Do you want your
children to grow up to be like them? If not, it might be time
to find some new heroes. Celebrate who and what you want
your children to grow to be and become. We become what
we celebrate.
Matthew Kelly
From Building Better Families
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