"And When I Die...there'll be one more Child Born to carry On."

They come in all shapes and sizes and they all look alike, children will be children whether they be my nephews and nieces or grand nephews and nieces. They are many! Many many more all over the country I realize and sometimes i do get to meet them in one spot on one occasion when they all come to feast for some reason or another. I do not envy those who cannot boast of having so many little ones looking at you with apprehension or unadulterated love. I  do not envy those who have no capacity to love them back.
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."Nelson Mandela. 

You can brag to me about how accomplished you are in your well established careers and how many homes and cars you can afford but if you cannot win the hearts and minds of the little children and those that sire them, in my book you have accomplish very little indeed.
"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you."
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

tHIS IS OUR MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL!  (Again my finger slipped and thus the capitals.)
"A child can teach and adult three things; To be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and how to demand with all his might that which he desires.
Paulo Coelho

It is the solemn duty of every man, the Jihad of every Muslim, to cherish and protect the children whether they be their own or otherwise, for the children are the fruit of humanity. To abuse a child physically or emotionally is like like taking a piss on humanity and only a beast would do that.
"Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be."

There will always be an unconditional Love between mother and child, a love that has knows no boundary or reason, this is the Love that only the Divine can express.
"Having a two year old is like having a blender without a lid"
Jerry Seinfeld.

Each and every child deserves to be the center of attention, for no child enjoys being left out : This is the bedrock of all sharing and communication. Even by saying how pretty the dress is would make a child feel welcome into your heart, that he or she belongs and that the world is not such a lonesome place to come into.
"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."- M.Gahndi

Not too long ago i used to carry the father in my arms, how time flies!
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." - Nelson Mandela

A Muslim saying; "Heaven lies beneath thy mother's feet." Your future is in her hands and she can make you fit for heaven or otherwise.
"It's the greatest poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." -Mother Teresa

I may not see them often enough, but when i do I  know who they are and am proud that a a part of me in some small ways, that their father used to ride my shoulders when he was younger than the youngest of them.
"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see." -J.W.Whitehead.

I really do not know who these are at the wedding but I know that they are most probably more closer to me than my own children.
"Children are the fruit of all  the human race." - "The Children of Sanchez.