The Mother, the First Educator of Humanity

A child's first education is the atmosphere of the home, before any book.

Humanity is becoming more interconnected. Learning to live in that connection happens through care, responsibility, consideration, and love of others.

That learning begins in the family. The mother has a place of her own in it.

Through her care, her attention, and her example, a child first feels what it means to belong to something greater than oneself. Often without words, the child learns that another person's happiness matters, that we depend on one another, and that love is expressed through care and responsibility.

This is integral education: raising a person who can ask "What can I get?" and also "What can I give to the connection between us?"

A mother is raising a child. She is also helping shape the person who will one day shape society.

When a family practices this connection on purpose, the home becomes the first place where a connected humanity is formed.