CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE
If a child lives with criticism,
He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility,
He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule,
He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame,
He learns to feel guilty.
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If a child lives with tolerance,
He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
He learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
He learns justice.
If a child lives with security,
He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with honesty,
He learns truth.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
He learns to find love in the world.
I'M SPECIAL
In all the world there is nobody like me. Since the beginning of
time, there has never been another person like me. Nobody has my
smile. Nobody has my eyes, my hair, my hands, my voice.
I'm special.
In all of time there has been no one who laughs like me, no one who
cries like me. And what makes me laugh and cry will never provide
identical laughter and tears from anybody else, ever.
I'm the only one in creation who has my set of abilities. Oh,
there will always be somebody who is better at one of the things
I'm good at, but no one else in all the universe can reach the
quality of my combinations of talents, ideas, abilities, and
feelings.
Through all of eternity no one will ever look, walk, think or
do like me. I'm special, I'm rare.
And as in all rarity, there is great value. Because of my great
rare value, I need not attempt to imitate others. I will accept-
yes, celebrate my differences.
And I'm beginning to realize it's no accident that I'm special.
I'm beginning to see that God made me special for a very special
purpose.
He must have a job for me that no one else can do as well as I.
Out of all the billions of applicants, only one is qualified, only
one has the right combination of what it takes.
The one is me because,
