Reasons to Believe

I was listening to NPR yesterday morning when I heard the segment from This I Believe. Yesterday's was one of from a 6-yr old and his beliefs. The good wife is a bit skeptical about the role of parental coaching in this one, but even without, these are powerful messages of decency and hope. I strongly suggest you take a look.

January 18, 2009 ·

I believe life is good.

I believe God is in everything.

I believe we're all equal.

I believe we can help people.

I believe everyone is weird in their own way.

I believe hate is a cause for love.

I believe that when I meditate I feel peaceful.

I believe we should be generous.

I believe brothers and sisters should be kind to each other.

I believe kids should respect their parents.

I believe I should not whine.

I believe people should wake up early.

I believe people should go outside more.

I believe in nature.

I believe people should use less trees.

I believe we should help the Arctic and rainforest animals.

I believe people shouldn't throw litter on the ground.

I believe people should not smoke.

I believe God is in good and bad.

I believe in magic.

I believe people should not give up.

I believe love is everywhere.

I believe that God helps us to have a good time.

I believe we live best in a community.

I believe we can protect people in danger.

I believe we should help the poor.

I believe it's OK to die but not to kill.

I believe war should not have started.

I believe war should stop.

I believe we can make peace.

Independently produced for Weekend Edition Sunday by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman with John Gregory and Viki Merrick.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I'm with your wife on that one. No six year old is going to say all those things (and not say something like, "I believe I should get more Legos"). My son is a year older than that, and while he can say amazing things about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, he can also chime in an hour later with, "When can I get more Pokemon cards at Target?" The odds of a six year old making this list alone is pretty slim...
--Laura
LvilleTex said…
I sort of agree, but my point is that even without them coming from a child I think they're powerfully succinct. Hey, we could all use a little positivism, me the most of all.

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