Death is staring too long into the burning sun and the relief of entering a cool, dark room.
Elisabeth Kubler-RossRead
We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.
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What this quote means
We must educate children about their responsibility and the power of free choice in their lives.
This quote emphasizes the importance of teaching children from an early age that they have control over their own lives and decisions. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross highlights that with free will comes both the immense gift of choice and the potential burden of fear, urging us to guide future generations to make choices grounded in love rather than fear.
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ResponsibilityFree ChoiceEducationLoveFear
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to teachers about student empowerment.
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