(By Abigail Wortman, West Long Branch, NJ, for Guidepost Magazine)
On the first day of first grade, I stood by the door with butterflies in my stomach. I voiced my biggest concern to my mother: "How will I make friends?" Crouching in front of me, she handed me advice I carry with me to this day.
"Be Switzerland!" she said. Be friends with everyone. Treat everyone equally and fairly. For all my 20 years, I've lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become a part of the real world. And on that first day, nervously facing new responsibilities, I know I will whisper two words to myself. "Be Switzerland."
No comments:
Post a Comment