Teach Them Early | Ras Kairo the Lion-Sighted

Teach Them Early | Ras Kairo the Lion-Sighted

"Listen now…

The world will try to teach your children many things —

quick riches, easy roads, fast money, empty praise.

But these things fade like smoke in the wind.

So teach them early…

Teach them that anything worth having

must be earned with honest hands.

Teach them that hard work builds the spirit,

discipline shapes the mind,

and commitment strengthens the heart.

A child who learns a skill,

who learns a trade,

who learns to stand on their own two feet —

that child will never be owned by the world.

Tell them:

Do not envy what others have,

for you do not know the price they paid to get it.

Some fortunes are built on sand.

Some victories come with chains.

Instead, be grateful for what you have.

Use what you have.

Grow from where you stand.

For true happiness is not found in possession —

it is found in purpose,

in effort,

in knowing you walked the honest road.

Teach them this…

Money can buy comfort,

but character buys respect.

And a respected child —

a child who knows their worth —

will walk like the lion walks:

steady, grounded,

and unshaken by the noise of the world.

Raise them with wisdom,

guide them with love,

and let their roots grow deep.

For the seeds you plant today

become the forest that shelters future generations."

My original music

Title: Whispers of the Ancients (Instrumental) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esrZ9Cr4tw

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