Volatile situations produce panic and you need rigorous training to know how to react properly. Putting more guns in the hands of more people isn’t the way to safety.
Raising good children, then comes down to three things: nurturing an inner life that is cooperative and empathic; developing critical thinking skills; and cultivating an inner confidence that leads to having the courage of one’s convictions.
While everyone hopes that it will turn out to be an unnecessary to isolate health care workers arriving from West Africa, acting out of an abundance of caution is reassuring to the community.
Young people want challenges; they need challenges; they yearn to discover their own strengths; they want to be part of something larger and more meaningful than their individual selves.
Whenever we lie to a friend or don’t keep our word to colleagues or jump the line at the checkout counter, we undermine the very thing that makes life doable.
