Confucious Said: To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
Source: http://quotations.about.com/od/stillmorefamouspeople/a/Confucius1.htm
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My grandmother always said, "It is the high-chair...not the electric chair that will straighten out the problems in our country."
ReplyDeleteI do think that our homes are the center of common sense and wisdom. If we spend our time and thoughts everywhere but there...we will be wanting. It is the small things that are the big things in the end. Seeds Grow...Ya Know!
I think the season thing is instructive. There is a time to reach out to the world and a time to sit on the floor and roll the ball to young smiles. Getting the timing right makes all the difference to the next generation...and therefore, our world.