to be smart.

I happened across a website the other day, and I found this. It's a list of qualities that a genuniely smart person should possess. Not book smart, but ... life smart, I suppose. As I read each one, I found myself hoping that you would grow into this kind of person.

* Establish an individual set of values but recognise those of the surrounding community and of the various cultures of the world.
* Explore their own ancestry, culture, and place.


* Are comfortable being alone, yet understand dynamics between people and form healthy relationships.


* Accept mortality, knowing that every choice affects the generations to come.


* Create new things and find new experiences.


* Think for themselves; observe, analyse, and discover truth without relying on the opinions of others.


* Favour love, curiosity, reverence, and empathy rather than material wealth.


* Choose a vocation that contributes to the common good.


* Enjoy a variety of new places and experiences but identify and cherish a place to call home.


* Express their own voice with confidence.


* Add value to every encounter and every group of which they are a part.


* Always ask: Who am I? Where are my limits? What are my possibilities?

I want to badly to make you into the amazing person I know you can and will be.

I'll try my hardest. Promise.


I love you,
Mama