I AM A CHILD

I am a child.
All the world waits for my coming.
All the earth watches with interest
To see what I shall become.

I am a child.
I have come into your world
About which I know nothing.
Why I came I know not.
How I came I know not.
I am curious.
I am interested.

I am a child.
You hold in your hand my destiny.
You determine, largely,
Whether I succeed or fail.
Give me, pray you,
Those things that make for happiness.
Train me, I beg you,
That I may be a blessing to the world.

This statement, written in Chinese & English, appears at the
entrance to the Guideposts kindergarten in Hong Kong.