Young people are that people in the
society that are so rich in promise yet so exposed to danger- Don Bosco used to
say.
Children are full human beings filled
with potential to become, and to achieve the highest potential that God
intended for them to have. They go through joys, struggles and challenges in their own capacity just like grown ups go through. However, adults often overlook that fact and treat them
as lesser beings especially when they think that (this is just a child). They
forget that children get broken too and if we as adults do not take the
interest and deliberate decision to observe and walk with them in this journey
of life; we will end up raising broken adults who will pass the same brokenness
to the younger ones and thus create a broken society. What a broken society
this would be.
St. Dominic Savio our patron saint grew
with family guidance and love. At a very young age his parents taught him how
to pray and have a deep awareness of God the value of self worth. He was also
very eager to gain knowledge through education.
In the same way, he learnt how to value
other children. He was friend to all children and he tried to protect them by all
means possible. He would even get punished at school just to protect his friends
especially if they had made a mistake.
Let us strive to give the best to these
young souls if we want to transform our society. Let us teach them how to love
God first and love our neighbours for it’s only through love that we can soften the
hearts of others and draw them closer to God.
Education is key towards achieving these
goals. Through education, we pass down these values to children while at the
same time, building a strong foundation for their journey of becoming.
by petronilla ng'endo
savio club children from different centres in class
by. petronilla ng'endo S.C supervisor
