本当にその通りだと思います。
子どもがけがをしないか、お友達とうまくやっているか、と心配し、成績の結果に一喜一憂、将来はどんな人と出会ってどんな家庭をつくるのか。。。不安も楽しみもつきることはありませんが、それはお隣のヨーロッパの方も、知り合いのシンガポールの方も、そして日本にる友人もが共通にもっている気持ちのようです。
シンガポールという多文化、多民族の地にたまたま今、同じ時を過ごすことになった地元、また他の国々の人々との交流は私たち自身、そして子どもたちにとって、とても貴重な出来事です。食べ物、言葉、肌の色が違っても案外と同じことに悩み、苦労していることがわかると、違いのほうが色あせてきたりもします。
そんなことを小さい頃から感じている私たちの子どもはみんな、将来世界の平和に貢献するピースメーカーだと私は思っています。それは国連機関で働くとか、政府で働くとかいうことでだけではなく、日常生活の中で様子の異なる隣人とも協力しあって自分の生活する環境をより健康にしてゆくように貢献してゆく。。。ということ。
そのための子そだてを今日も楽しみましょう！
" As I get to know many parents from different countries, I realized that we have pretty much the same concerns about our kids." said one of my friends, here in Singapore.
It is true. We all worry" Is my child safe?"" Is he getting along with his classmates?" We are concerned about his grades, and wonder what kind of family he is going to have in the future. these same thoughts go through my European neighbor's and Singaporean friends' mind, and in the minds of friends' back in Japan.
It just so happened that we are here in Singapore now, and get to know you from the other side of the world. It is nothing but just a coincidence. This provides us and our children with precious moments of experience to live and learn with people from different backgrounds. When we know that we have similar concerns, we are less bothered by our differences.
Our children are exposed to different cultures and people from their early years. Living with different people has become part of their normal life. Therefore they intuitively learn and are more aware of commonalities than differences.
I believe our children are the peacemakers of the world in the future. This does not only mean they will work for the UN or government, but also contribute in their community, in their daily life cooperating with neighbors who look different.
This is the secret of my passion for parenting that I cherish and enjoy daily.
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