GUEST: It’s very hard for me to be trusting with my son, ‘cause there’s been a lot of evidence to the contrary. ABRAHAM: That evidence came from mistrust, which came from something else. As you don’t trust, he responds to that, then you catch him and the consequences are so uncomfortable that he learns greater deception. And as he learns greater deception, then you don’t trust him all the more, which means he gets even more deceptive…because you will never ever, no matter how hard you try — squelch his desire, that comes forth from within, to be independent. What we are saying to you is: It is your rules that make unlawful beings. You would all get along a lot better if you would just trust each other to treat each other appropriately, but you don’t. So you keep making laws — until you make criminals of everyone. The Greatest Gift To Give To A Child Your children came forth pure and eager and knowing that all is well, to try to remind those who have come before them of something that they have forgotten. And so, that’s why the generation gap will always be there. These bright young beings come forth feeling invincible, and their parents, who are not feeling so invincible, spend most of their life, teaching them to feel less and less invincible. And we say, how backwards is that? You’re wanting your children to be empowered. Self-empowered. That is the greatest gift that a parent can give to a child!
Excerpted from Abraham-Hicks Workshop Chicago, IL — G-4/25/99