We tell our children to be wise with their money…
Until they grow up and see that
A lot of grownups
aren’t,
A lot of
businesses aren’t,
And a lot of
government agencies aren’t,
So our children learn that once they’re grown up, they can
get into as much debt as they want to.
We tell our children to be respectful of others…
Until they
grow up and see that
A
lot of grownups aren’t,
A
lot of organizations aren’t,
And
liberals and conservatives aren’t,
So our children learn that once they’re grown up, they can
be ugly to anybody they want to.
We tell our children to share and compromise…
Until they
grow up and see that
A
lot of grownups don’t want to,
A
lot of corporations don’t want to,
And Congress
doesn’t want to,
So our children learn that once they’re grown up, they don’t
have to give and take on anything.
We tell our children to be honest…
Until they
grow up and see that
A
lot of grownups aren’t,
A
lot of businesses aren’t,
And
a lot of government entities aren’t,
So our children learn that once they’re grown up, it’s okay
to lie and cheat.
We tell our children to not spread rumors and half-truths…
Until they
grow up and see that
A
lot of grownups do, under the facade of ‘concern’,
A
lot of media do, under the pretext as ‘news’,
And a lot of politicians do, as
‘weapons’ of mass manipulation,
So our children learn that once they’re grown up, rumors are
given the same significance as truth.
We tell our children to be faithful to our friends, spouses
and partners…
Until they
grow up and see that
A
lot of grownups aren’t,
A
lot of story lines aren’t,
And
a lot of government officials aren’t,
So our children learn that once they’re grown up, loyalty is
self-serving and disposable.
We tell our children to love one another
Until they
grow up and see that
A
lot of grownups don’t know how,
A
lot confuse it with another four-letter word that starts with ‘L’,
And
a lot have never met the Source of love,
So our children learn that love is only what they can get out of it, not what they can give.
