Reading for a child

Goodne

Hi, does anyone know a nice reading for my nephew (11) to do at his parents wedding. I have google it to death & can't find anything. I would like to find something heart felt and perhaps about parents, I've seen lots of quotes from kids stories but he's not too keen on them. Any help would be much appreciated.

Bride2012

Your post doesn't say if it needs to be religious or not but I got my godson (12) to read this one. Easy to read, easy to understand and a nice message.


Reading from : Rocks and Sand by Stephen R. Covey –

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty glass jar an proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They all agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students laughed.

He asked his students again if the jar was full. They agreed that yes, it was.

The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

“Now,” said the professor “I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, and your children – anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed.

The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the smaller stuff.

If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important.

Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party. Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter.

Set your priorities: The rest is just pebbles and sand.

Goodne

wow - thats lovely & fits in really nicely as they are getting married on a beach in Spain. Thanks for your help