Re: Taking A Stand
I completely agree with your intention here. I’m probably more of a “tough love” kind of person anyway and I’m also sure that your soft-hearted nature and the fact that you’re a father create additional differences in how we see things and act.
My neeyat here is not to show my child the “negativities” or the “harshness” of life. I want to show her that you don’t just roll over and tolerate injustice when it happens to someone. You have to do something…whether that means you speak out, you write, you vote, you go and lay flowers, whatever. You do something to impact the world around you. I see this as a very positive thing to teach her.
I want to teach her that justice, strength and courage should prevail in times of adversity. I don’t see a negative aspect in there.