by Main | Jun 17, 2012 | 2012, Extended Family Model
I come from a very big family. My brothers and sisters and I are all very different. Sometimes we joke, “Did we all come from the same parents?” Now I am a father. When I look at my children I think, “My goodness, all of them are so different.”...
by Main | Jun 16, 2012 | 2012, Extended Family Model
The substantial increase in single mother households, may indicate that society does not emphasize the role of fathers enough. I would like to recognize the essential role that responsible fatherhood plays in building strong, healthy families. Traditional values of...
by Main | Jun 15, 2012 | 2012, Universal Principles and Values
When I think about a mature person, I do not image someone who only knows a lot intellectually. I imagine someone who has deep empathy and a sense of responsibility. Thus, when I consider education, I believe it has to start from the heart. When I was in Harvard...
by Main | Jun 14, 2012 | 2012
We obtain knowledge through experience. Why does a child touch a burning match even though he is told not to? It is because the truth a parent tells their son doesn’t belong to the child until he experiences it for himself. Children want to learn everything....
by Main | Jun 13, 2012 | 2012, Extended Family Model, One Family Under God
The fundamental element of what makes humanity unique is that each and every one of us is qualitatively different. There are some who are smarter than others; there are some who can move worlds, while others can barely write sentences. Yet this qualitative difference...
by Main | Jun 11, 2012 | 2012
Challenge is not a bad thing. Some people like to think of it as difficulty. I like to look at challenges as Heaven’s way of providing me with a lesson of a lifetime. We cannot always determine the circumstances around us. How do we deal with that which we cannot...
