Praveen Kumar I can teach you things but I cannot make you learn.
I can allow you freedom but I cannot be responsible for you.
I can teach you to share but I cannot make you unselfish.
I can tell you about kindness but I cannot make you gracious.
I gave you life but I cannot live it for you.
Joy, until we have felt sorrow; Faith until we are tested; Peace, until we are faced with conflict; Trust, until we are betrayed; Love until it is lost; Hope, until we are faced with doubts give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward, your destiny, is in the present moment.
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Be careful…. parts of this poem come from a much earlier copyrighted poem by Patrick Atkinson called “Message for My Child. You can find that full poem at http://www.godschild.org/message-for-my-child/