If a Child lives with Praise,
If a Child lives with Hostility,
If a Child lives with Tolerance,
If a Child lives with Ridicule,
If a Child lives with Encouragement,
If a Child lives with Shame,
If a Child lives with Approval,
If a Child lives with Fairness,
If a Child lives with Security,
If a Child lives with
If a Child lives with Criticism,
He learns to Condemn.
He learns to Appreciate.
He learns to Fight.
He learns to be Patient.
He learns to be Shy.
He learns Confidence.
He learns to feel Guilty.
He learns to like Himself.
He learns Justice.
He learns to have Faith.
Acceptance and Friendship,
He learns to find love in the World.
Everybody's searching for a hero.
The greatest love of all,
I believe the children are our future,
And if by chance, that special place,
I believe the children are our future,
Teach them well and let them lead the way.
Show them all the beauty they possess inside,
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier.
Let the children's laughter
Remind us how we used
to be.
People need someone to look up to.
A lonely place to be,
So I learned to depend on me.
I decided long ago,
Never to walk in anyone's
shadows.
If I fail, if I succeed,
At least I live as I believe.
No matter what they take from me,
They can't take away my dignity.
Because the greatest love of all,
Is happening to me.
I found the greatest love of all, inside of me.
Is easy to achieve.
Learning to love yourself,
Is the greatest love of all.
Teach them well and let them lead the way.
Show them all the beauty they possess inside,
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier.
Let the children's laughter
Remind us how we used
to be.
That you've been dreaming of,
Leads you to a lonely place.
Find your strength in love.
Words and music by Michael Masser and Linda Creed
Performed by Whitney Houston.
God is Love
and
those who abide in love
abide in God
and God
abides in them
(1John 4;16)
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