...on a Sunday because the sweetest of memories won't wait.
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by PAM
'Love begets love'...
...from which, hope floats, and kindness springs eternal.
Kindness can be very stimulating. It nurtures the heart's 'soil' to sustained fertility from which love springs... and flourish to a breathtaking beauty. Such is my experience with these kids - my kids. Eversince I met them, they have been my constant source of inspiration and joy. They augment my daily supply of love from my family and old friends, and they make me feel so blessed, indeed.
They may not be the most 'accomplished' kids among their peers, whatever the definition of 'accomplishment' these days may be, but they have the purest of hearts. They are honest, sincere, kind, humble, peaceful... and very loving. That is why, just being around them brings so much joy. While their kindness and their being unassuming may be viewed by some as 'weakness' and lack of motivation to succeed, they are wrong. These kids have the strongest of characters while always seem laidback rather than intense in what they do. They are resilient. Even in the face of the worst adversary in life, they stand proud and strong... but with the most disarming candor at the same time. They have the most beautiful dreams and vision of their future, not just for themselves but for their loved ones as well... and they set out to accomplish these in the best way possible - with honesty and integrity... just 'fair and square'. They don't cheat, and they don't step on other people's toes. They don't think ill of other people - even those who did them wrong. Their faith in God is seen not through praying loudly and flamboyantly, nor by posting religious stuff on their social media pages, nor by seeing to it that they are visible in places of worship. Their faith is seen through the goodness of their hearts, manifested by how they treat others - which is with kindness and respect.
One day, when the influence of schooling starts to fade, when grades are no longer the sole basis of one's worth... when their characters are the major wind that blows on their sails in their respective professional practices, their true greatness shall shine forth. And I will be the proudest of all of them!
In the meantime, I pray that they'd have very good reasons to keep smiling about... and giving each other reasons to stay optimistic and happy. May God bless them - always.
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Photo credit: Taken by a staff at Shakey's Pizza Parlor - Vertis North. Thanks!
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