Each second we live is a new and unique
moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do
we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and
that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what
they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You
are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there
has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever
fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a
Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you
are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is,
like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world
worthy of its children.
Pablo Picasso