By Shazad Ahmad

I am a dad to a little boy and it’s a great feeling I have been waiting to experience my whole life. Many family and friends come to visit and tell us who he looks like. Many people also pray or otherwise wish him to be like my wife or myself or some other person they believe has a good character. I appreciate what they have to say but I have a greater vision for my son.

It’s natural for parents to want to mould their children to their lifestyle and follow their track. This is a good thing in principle but we must be careful. Our children should not be limited by our potential or capabilities. I wish my son to achieve HIS personal best in life by fulfilling his OWN potential in life to the maximum degree. I don’t want him to be limited by my skills or those of my wife. Don’t we all want this for the next generation? Of course we do!

I would love it if our son had the generous spirit and kindness of my wife but why limit him to that? Why not wish and enable him to go to an even higher platform of generosity, goodness and love? That is the way we should be thinking for ultimate success and happiness of our children. I want our son and everyone in the next generation to take humanity to new heights of co-operation and achievement that are beyond my ability to imagine.

Let’s help our children and everyone who is not yet an adult, pursue their Personal Best in Life whatever that may be. Let’s empower them to go higher and farther than we have done so that we can face the challenges of today and solve the problems of tomorrow. All of Humanity is counting on the new generation to STEP UP and take civilization to the next level. We cannot be bound by our parents or grandparents abilities and opportunities. Let’s raise Generation Awesome!