When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it 1 for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more 2 , which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my 3 of the world is returning to the simple.
When I try to teach my daughter important 4 about life, I will break complicated things down into small pieces. One of those basics is 5 for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to 6 . To fail feels bad,7 , but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying 8 , if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one in particular that I'd always wanted, and I 9 it into my pocket. But a moment later, I 10 , even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had 11 , and my opinion of myself would 12 .When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly 13 out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, but she thanked me and never spoke of it again.
I hope to help my daughter avoid similar 14 . She first has to gain self-respect before she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because without it we're all enemies. I'm not 15 in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.
