You’re the potential of a planet
we broke long ago
but even in our smallness,
we will not give up our hopes for you
Our wisdom, if any, is this:
to best equip you as a human
Not with good grades,
but with character,
Not with data,
but with principle
Most of these things, you can’t put in a box
they won’t fit you well,
they won’t be cool
cumbersome things like “resilience” and “integrity”
you have to grow into
So we hand you instead, these everyday tools
small things that fit the size of your hands,
that help you see the world differently,
that help you understand it,
measure it
record it
reinterpret it
So that when the time comes,
you may soar towards your best life,
and maybe, just maybe, you’ll bring us along with you.