The World We Leave Our Children

I want it said of me by those who knew me best,
that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower
where I thought a flower would grow.
- Abraham Lincoln

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
- Khalil Gibran

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul
than the way in which it treats its children.
- Nelson Mandela

Our actions today will determine the world we leave our children.

Further reading: Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude

Plant Trees For Your Grandchildren

Abundance or Scarcity? Love or Fear?

Joy Blooms Where Minds and Hearts are Open

The Brick - a story of brotherly love

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