Article: Let's Build a Future for our Children

We'd all like to give our children a better future. We want them to be happy, to love and to be loved by others. So, what exactly do we mean by a "better future"? Is it giving them the best education possible? Is it ensuring that they get a good job? Is it ensuring that they earn "good money"? Or maybe we just don't want them to make the same mistakes we did.

The fear of the future

A few decades ago, wishing for a better future meant providing a better starting point for our children. Having enough food and a roof over their heads would be a better starting point. It meant obtaining an education so that they would always have a job and enough money to live on. A better starting point is essentially a step closer to survival. Naturally, we all want the best for our children. After all, we brought them into this world, so it is our responsibility to assist them. When they're babies, we take care of everything. When they are ill, we treat them. We teach them. We are available to them 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The future is uncertain, and uncertainty is a risk. Because we don't know what the future holds for our children, this risk becomes a source of concern. In fact, one of the most common fears among the human race is fear of the future. It is what drives us. It has control over us. We are all concerned about the future of our children.

A certain bright future

I believe we do not want a better future for our children. No, not at all.

We want the best for them in the future. THEIR OPTIMUM FUTURE

To ensure it, we simply need to assist them in discovering their purpose. We need to give them assurance that, whatever passion they choose to pursue, their survival is secure. To ensure that they do not conflate money with an ideal. We must teach them that aspirations and a sense of purpose drive life, not fear. Finally, we must emphasize that it is their responsibility to live their lives.

A 'best future' means that my children will be able to do anything that is meaningful to them without restriction.

They have the ability to shape their work (work, not a job) with their own purpose. Whether it's becoming a doctor-filmmaker or someone who assists others in shaping their own doing. That's the allure of it. We must believe in our children in order for them to have the best future possible.

But first and foremost, we must believe in ourselves.

My parents have always instilled in me the importance of self-esteem. They have always encouraged me in all of my endeavors as I grew up, and they have taught me that I can achieve anything I set my mind to. By realizing my own worth, I was able to appreciate the worth of those around me. My mother always taught me to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Strong words that have stuck with me since the first time she said them. Many of the world's problems could be solved if we recognized the value of human dignity. The divisions we create amongst ourselves based on race, ethnicity, gender, or economic status would all be obsolete.