-by NaAsia Bristol
President Irfaan Ali is highlighting the role of strong family values in shaping responsible citizens, saying the lessons children learn at home can influence how they navigate challenges.
He is urging families to lead by example, instilling love, patience and good principles in the next generation.
He is emphasizing the importance of strong family values in shaping responsible citizens and stronger communities.
He says the lessons children learn at home, including love, patience and good principles, play an important role in determining how they respond to challenges and interact with others.
Speaking at the Guyana Dharmic Sabha’s Diwali celebrations, the President said families must take an active role in nurturing these values.
“And that light in our homes and in our families can only be alive and brighter if we, as individual members of that family, nourish that light with love, with patience, teaching our children good values, good virtues. And this is what this festival allows us to do,” he said.
President Ali also said the values instilled at home help build the character and strength needed to overcome life’s challenges.
He urged Guyanese to allow those principles to guide their actions and reactions, rather than responding to difficulties with anger or hatred.
“But how do we react to these challenges? Do we react to challenges with anger, with hate? Or do we allow that inner light, that inner light, that light that shape us to guide our decision making, to guide our reaction?”
The President is encouraging families to continue nurturing these values, saying stronger homes contribute to stronger communities and a better society.
