Monday, 10 August 2015

Another Road's End



“When our children are little, we can sing them the lullaby of love unfeigned. When they are obstinate and refuse to sleep at night, we might need to sing the lullaby of long-suffering. When they are teenagers, we can tune out the cacophony of arguments and threats and, instead, perform the beautiful music of persuasion—and perhaps sing the second verse of the lullaby of long-suffering. Parents can perform in perfect harmony the tandem attributes of gentleness and meekness. We can invite our children to sing along with us in unison as we practice kindness toward a neighbor who is in need. It won’t come all at once. As every accomplished musician knows, it takes diligent practice to perform beautiful music. Dissonance in the home is like darkness in a room. It does little good to scold the darkness. We must displace the darkness by introducing light.” – Elder Wilford W. Andersen

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