Martin Luther King Day

Today is Martin Luther King day. There are stories in the newspaper about his life and about racism. Lots of important stuff to ponder. So here is my pondering:

When I was a cub scout den leader, my cub scouts trusted me. They would do anything I asked them to do. It was almost scary to me that children could be so trusting. I felt a huge responsibility to those boys and their parents.

That's the key. Children trust the adults in their lives.

As those adults, we have to use that trust to guide and teach our children. Children are not born with beliefs, we teach them. We can choose to teach prejudice, racism, hate, cowardice and dishonesty. Or we can choose to teach them love, peace, justice, courage and kindness.

Today is a good day to remember that.