show me your Civic lessons of today and I will show you your Civic Leaders of Tomorrow show me your history lessons of today and I will show you your political Leaders of Tomorrow show me the loving bonds between your families today and I will show you the patriotism and moral Clarity of your nation tomorrow good afternoon excellencies distinguished delegates ladies and gentlemen colleagues and Friends I would like to welcome and thank all of you for joining me here today I'm honored to serve as first lady of the United States and I look forward to sharing
with each of you my sincere hopes for all that we will able to do together to promote peace human rights and human dignity leaving no one behind especially not our children the most important and joyous role I ever had is to be a mother to my young son and what could possibly be more essential Focus in everyone's life then that of loving educating and bringing up our next Generation to be happy productive and morally responsible adults together we must acknowledge that all too often is the weakest most innocent and vulnerable among us our children who
ultimately suffer the most from the challenges that plug our societies whether it is drug addiction bullying poverty disease trafficking illiteracy or hunger it is the children who are hit first and hardest in any country and as we all know the future of every nation rests with the promise of their young people if you look at the present state of children in any society we will see the future that our world can expect tomorrow show me your Civic lessons of today and I will show you your Civic Leaders of Tomorrow show me your history lessons of
today and I will show you your political Leaders of Tomorrow show me the loving bonds between your families today and I will show you the patriotism and moral Clarity of your nation tomorrow our choices on how we raise and educate our children will in fact provide the blueprint for the Next Generation if we do not Advocate a love of country to our children and the generations to come then why would our children grow up to fight for their countries founding principles and moral truths if we do not teach our children the importance of helping those
less fortunate wherever they may be then why would they become caring adults who dedicate themselves to charity if we do not ensure that our youth redefine their nation of community to reach beyond their own backyards their own schools and their own town halls they're not then why would we accept to see a new generation of Leaders with a moral conscience that includes all of humanity when we join together as parents caring for children whether whatever they live in our own families across the street across the nation or across the globe we claim our responsibility to
the Next Generation to ensure they are prepared to accept the torts of leadership for the World of Tomorrow and make no mistake this will always begin with us coming together to embrace parenthood's Noble calling nothing could be more urgent nor worthy a cause than preparing future generations for the adulthood with true moral Clarity and responsibility to achieve this we must come together for the good of our children because through them our future will be defined therefore we must teach each child the values of empathy and communication that are at the core of the kindness mindfulness
integrity and Leadership which can only be thought by example by our own example we must teach children to be good stewards of the world they will inherit we must remember that they are watching and listening so we must never miss an opportunity to teach Lives Many ethical lessons along the way as adults we are not merely responsible we are accountable I hope you will join me in recommitting ourselves to teaching the Next Generation to live by and honor the Golden Rule to unto others as you would have them unto you which is my Paramount in
today's society and our focused as first lady it reminds our generation's moral imperative to take responsibility for what our children learn we must turn our Focus right now to the message and content they are exposed to on a daily basis through social media The Bullying The Experience online and in person and the growing Global epidemic of drug addiction and drugged overdose no children should ever feel hungry stocked frightened terrorized bullied isolated or afraid with nowhere to turn we need to step up come together and ensure that our children's future is bright in the coming months
I hope to reach out to each one of you here today to call upon you for your support and guidance and look forward to joining you in collaboration to support and educate our next generation I'm asking leaders on social media who started market for their products and platforms his children as well community and educational leaders to join me in this fight for the hopes and dreams of our children with all my heart I want to thank you each one of you for being here today and tell you how much I'm looking forward to working with
you on behalf of our children God bless our children God bless our Nations and God bless the United States of America thank you [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] [Music]
