The Power of a Child Who Feels Supported

I was speaking to a boy recently that's struggling with different yeshivas and when you speak to most kids about their experience especially 16 17 years old they have a lot of rage towards the system and speaking with him I didn't catch any of that and at some point I asked you seem to be so okay with the fact that at times you're mistreated and how are you okay with that and he looked at me with like this face of knowledge and understanding and he said I'm always supported in my home and my parents have my back they believe in me and because of that even though I'm in this environment where sometimes I feel like I'm being beaten up But at the same time, he carried with them this sense of we got your back. And it makes life so much more enjoyable, simpler. Clearly, we have a belief system. We have a Torah that guides us, gives us form as to what's right and what's wrong. We need to unconditionally believe in our children, believe in their capacity, and that's about them. It's not about us. [Music]