WHAT IF :
WHAT IF … instead of “falling behind", young people today are ADVANCED because of this Pandemic?
Think about this ......
WHAT IF ..... they have adapted to difficult circumstances in positive ways ?
WHAT IF… they have more empathy, they enjoy family connection, they can be more creative and entertain themselves, they love to read, they love to express themselves in writing.
WHAT IF…. they enjoy the simple things, like their own garden and sitting near a window in the quiet.
WHAT IF… they notice the birds and the dates the different flowers emerge, and the calming renewal of a gentle rain shower?
WHAT IF…. this generation are the ones to learn to cook, organize their space, do their laundry, and keep a well run home?
WHAT IF…. they get more use from their bikes, play a board game, do simple crafts, learn to bake, climb a tree, entertain themselves without a screen?
WHAT IF…. they learn to understand the value of money, what’s important and to live with less?
WHAT IF…. they learn to plan shopping trips and meals at home.
WHAT IF… they learn the value of eating together as a family and finding the good to share in the small delights of the everyday?
WHAT IF… they learn to just be, to be more resilient, to be content ?
WHAT IF....they begin to discover their spiritual selves, and give time to the nurturing presence of God in their lives.
WHAT IF… they are the ones to place great value on our teachers and education professionals, librarians, public servants and the previously invisible essential support workers like cleaners, truck drivers, grocers, logistics, and health care workers, and their supporting staff, just to name a few of the millions taking care of us right now while we are sheltered in our homes?
WHAT IF … among these children, a great leader emerges who had the benefit of a slower pace, and a simpler life, to truly learn what really matters in this life?
WHAT IF… they are actually AHEAD?