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I was perusing on Youtube and stumbled across a video regarding random acts of kindness.  The gentleman, in monologue form, went on for over seven minutes about making the world a better place though one small kind act after another. 

In the middle of his lamenting over all the tragedy prevalent in the world today, he said something that struck me to the core like little has recently.  He said, and I quote, "What can we do about it?  What can we do to make this world a  better place? I kind of feel helpless.  I kind of feel like I can only do so much.  If I ever have children, I can raise them a certain way...." 

But, I, I do have children.  It took this man on YouTube to remind me the obligation within my hands, within my voice, within my actions.  If I ever have children....  This man was quite astute in concluding that the power to make the world a better place is truly one child at a time.  

To teach our sons to respect women.  From holding the door open for them, to never pressuring them into physical acts.  To teach our daughters to respect themselves.  From having a mind of their own, to accepting they are beautiful just as God made them.  To show our children that lying is lying from saying they're younger than they are at the buffet, to missing curfew.  To instill in our children that everyone is loved and precious because God loves them all and finds each precious.  

What a power, don't you see?  What a tremendous privilege.  If one man thinks he can change the world if he ever has children, what are we parents waiting for?