Free Minds

You know, the act of oppression is so much easier than that of empowerment. Once you've been oppressed (and suppressed), no matter how much you hate it, it will always be with you, like an imprint on the dough that is your heart/mind. But once that dough is set and baked and taken shape, how will one take away the imprint?

Those that have been oppressed will not recover so quickly and easily.

Free minds come from treating children with dignity. Give them positivity, show them strength. Do not buy into the whole "rocks need to be polished to become diamonds" shit. There will be plenty of opportunities later in life to experience the difficulties that "make character."