English and Tigringa Poems In Celebration of International Day For Children

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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:22:02 -0500

 
Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and
in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place
in which to live.
Copyright © 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte
Following is free translation for the benefit of Tigirgna readers.
"ቖልዑ ከም ኣተዓባብይኦም ይዀኑ"
ብወቀሳ ዝዓበየ፡ ወጋዛይ
ብጽልኢ ዝዓበየ፡ ተበኣሳይ
ብምስትኽፋእ ዝዓበየ፡ ይሓፍር
ብሕፍረት ዝዓበየ፡ ነብሱ ይኸስስ
ብትዕግስቲ ዝዓበየ፡ ተጸማሚ
ብምትብባዕ ዝዓበየ፡ ነብሱ ኣማኒ
ብናእዳ ዝዓበየ፡ ይምጉስ
ብዘይኣድልዎ ዝዓበየ፡ ፍትሒ የኽብር
ከይተሰከፈ ዝዓበየ፡ ቅሱን
ከይተዳህለ ዝዓበየ፡ ነብሱ ይፈቱ ግን
ብዕርክነትን ብሃብሮምን ዝዓበየ ፈቃር
ይኸውን ቖልዓ
ከም ኣተዓባብይኡ
ካብ ዝኸውን ከኣ።
ምንጪ ካብ "ምስላ ዛንታታት ኤሶጵ" (2014)
Received on Wed Dec 10 2014 - 08:22:03 EST