I have always leapt and I have never been let down. I like to think that I am that person and I am raising my kids to be that person too. We would stand down injustice, unfairness and cruelty together. But we would know that we would risk together and we wouldn’t be vulnerable and scared for long. We might still feel vulnerable and scared. We might still be putting ourselves at risk. If every woman and man was raised to be those kids, then every person would know that every other good person has their back. Try this: How to help your child be more assertive If they believed that, they would have the courage to be that. If they could know with utter conviction that every good kid around them would rally with them to shout a bully down. Imagine if our kids believed both those things to be true: that they should always help and that they will never help alone. I promise you that if you leap to someone’s aid, you will not leap alone. If we told them, “When you see someone being a bully, yell loud and clear to everyone that what they are doing isn’t right.” And if we also told them, “If you see someone standing up to a bully, go and stand beside them and make your voice even louder than theirs.” Imagine if we all raised our children to believe that they will never leap alone. When others see your courage, it will light their own courage and they will be only a few tiny steps behind you. It takes a very courageous person to put aside all their fears and be the first to do something, but be that good person anyway. When others see your courage, it will light their own courage. When help is needed: please, please, please help. It’s probably even more important than standing up for something you know is true. As long as your own life or the lives of your loved ones are not at stake, there is nothing more important than standing up against something you know isn’t right. What I don’t get is why good people don’t just push all that away and stand up for someone anyway. I get that we might get turned away.įood for thought: To be a good mum, raise yourself first That we’re worried we might embarrass ourselves. I get that we have to put our children first. Or that we feel like it’s none of our business. I understand that we’re worried about our own safety. That we feel that someone else is better qualified. I get that good people often don’t know how to help. It’s why we’re here and why we can sometimes see solutions when other people can only see chaos. You see, I reckon good people need to stand up and help others, whenever and wherever they can. I like to think that I’m “good people” and I therefore have a very important job to do.
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