Based on a 1950s radio program, This I believe is aired each week on NPR and I think CBC. Listeners send in essays sharing the core values and beliefs that “guide them in their daily lives.”
It’s fun and cute listen of what makes people tick. I admit it’s all light and fluffy. But you know me, I like light and fluffy.
This week, they aired an essay by a seven-year-old kindergarten kid from Texas, named Tarak McLain.
Although it is 100 times better when he reads it… here’s his essay….. or listen yourself on npr
I believe life is good.
I believe God is in everything.
I believe we’re all equal.
I believe we can help people.
I believe everyone is weird in their own way.
I believe hate is a cause for love.
I believe that when I meditate I feel peaceful.
I believe we should be generous.
I believe brothers and sisters should be kind to each other.
I believe kids should respect their parents.
I believe I should not whine.
I believe people should wake up early.
I believe people should go outside more.
I believe in nature.
I believe people should use less trees.
I believe we should help the Arctic and rainforest animals.
I believe people shouldn’t throw litter on the ground.
I believe people should not smoke.
I believe God is in good and bad.
I believe in magic.
I believe people should not give up.
I believe love is everywhere.
I believe that God helps us to have a good time.
I believe we live best in a community.
I believe we can protect people in danger.
I believe we should help the poor.
I believe it’s OK to die but not to kill.
I believe war should not have started.
I believe war should stop.
I believe we can make peace.