"Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings"
- Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
About this Quote
This quote by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison talks to our obligation to ourselves, our kids, and the future. It is our obligation to create ourselves in the image of goodness, as the future depends upon the nobility of our conceptions. This implies that we should aim to be the very best versions of ourselves, and to think of the future in a favorable light. We should be mindful of our actions and the effect they have on our children and the future. We should strive to be kind, thoughtful, and generous, and to think of the future in a way that will benefit all. We need to use our creativities to create a better world for ourselves, our kids, and the future generations. By doing so, we can make sure that the future is filled with goodness and nobility.
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