FOCUS ON THE FAMILY COMMENTARY - Clip #5

James C. Dobson - Broadcast Scripts -by Focus on the Family Malaysia

Several years ago I attended a wedding ceremony in a beautiful garden setting and came away with some thoughts on child rearing. I'm Dr. James Dobson with Focus on the Family. My thoughts drifted on that day after the minister had instructed the groom to kiss the bride and approximately 150 colorful helium-filled balloons were released into the blue California sky. Within a few seconds the balloons scattered across the heavens, some rising hundreds of feet overhead and others cruising toward the horizon. A few balloons struggled to clear the upper branches of the trees while the show-offs became mere pinpoints of color on their journey to the sky. How interesting, I thought. And how symbolic of children. Let's face it. Some boys and girls seem to be born with more helium than others. They catch all the right breezes and they soar effortlessly to the heights. Others wobble dangerously close to the trees. Their frantic folks run along underneath, huffing and puffing to keep them airborne. It is an exhausting experience. I want to offer a word of encouragement specifically to the parents of those low-flying kids. Sometimes, the child that has the greatest trouble getting off the ground eventually soars to the highest heights. That's why I urge you as parents not to look too quickly for the person your child will become. I'm Dr. James Dobson for Focus on the Family.

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