“No voice is louder than our children’s.” Abdullah Al Hadi.
Nowadays, we are leading a busy life, with no room for appreciating serenity or beauty, or for others that can give us a sense of being human beings for the betterment of the world.
The world is running and we’re becoming abnormal. We are becoming blind to see the truth, the faces of our children, who will lead you into heaven. Who will tell you the future, road to discovery or invention which will make your life softer, easier, and … .
Children are your knowledge, guiding light, and road to wisdom. Now you can say to me ‘we don’t want to be… . But freedom is your choice! You no longer wish to become a heartbreaking man. Everyone wants to be free.
No voice is louder than our children’s. Kailash taught me also every child is yours, so make the best for them. Today’s headline is also borrowed from him. Kailash Satyarthi a Nobel Peace Laureate and a child rights activist from India is still running for the happiness of the children, smiling face on the earth, globally campaigning for finding peace in the human mind.
Last three or four days ago, I met a one of junior colleague and he conveyed a message with his smiling face that he has become a father. I replied to him that you become a guardian of the earth, not merely your child. So take care of the earth. The world is yours.
This year 2025, 20 November World Children’s Day will be observed officially in every country, UNICEF has already set its theme “My day, My rights”
“My day, My rights”: The theme for World Children’s Day emphasizes listening to children and empowering them to voice their opinions about their rights and the world they want to live in, according to UNICEF.
To illustrate or show a more precise meaning or to understand the importance of the matter, some more messages with quotations are given below.
“If we are to create a non-violent world with equal rights, we must begin with our children.”
“Every child should be free to laugh and cry, Free to play and learn and free to have a dream.”
“Every child is born free to fly in the sky, … let’s enable them to fly.”
“When a child picks up a pencil, millions of guns are weakened.”
“Children are not only leaders of tomorrow but also the leaders of today.”
“If we are to create a non-violent world with equal rights, we must begin with our children.”
“when I liberate a child, I liberate myself. Freedom is my inspiration and power.”
“Childhood means freedom from fear and worries.”
“Freedom is non-negotiable.”
“Every child is free within himself or herself, it is the shackles of society which bind him or her.”
“Children cannot and will not wait. Their childhoods must be protected.”
“A world without childhood freedom cannot be at peace.”
“Every child has a name, a face and is born with certain rights.”
“The smile of freedom on innocent faces is the most rewarding.”
“Childhood and freedom are inseparable from one another.”
“Let every child be free to be a child.”
“Freedom is gift from the divine.”
“Children have always been my philosophical teachers and heroes. They are the heart of human society.”
“A little investment in healthy childhoods will shape the future of a healthy nation.”
“The state of children is a reflection of our past, present and future.”
“We must remember that we have inherited this world, so we should strive to return it to our children in a better shape.”
“Let us preserve the innocence of children, which is invaluable.”
“When we endeavour to build a fair and just world, the best way to begin is to care for all children.”
“Every single minute matters; every single child matters; every single childhood matters.”
“Look at the world with the child’s eye -it is very beautiful.”
“Let our intellectual and moral might arrive at its rightful conclusion-our children’s well-being.”
“Light spark of compassion for children to remove this darkness of apathy, fear and intolerance from the world.”
“Each one of you is a champion, a change-maker. Don’t look for a hero around you. Be your own hero.”
“Our collective resolve will put an end to the sufferings of children, forever.”
“Freedom is inevitable. Any effort to break freedom will break the civilisation.”
“We can all consciously move towards peace if we prioritise children in our policies.”
“There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.”
“Let us preserve the innocence of children, which is invaluable.”
“Today, beyond the darkness, I see the smiling faces of our children in the blinking stars. I see our children growing freely with dignity.”
“When the door of a classroom opens for a child, a million doors of opportunities open up.”
“Learning is not just a legal or constitutional right; it is a divine right, which god has given us all.”
“A mind illuminated with knowledge is sown with seeds of freedom which ensure that such a mind will not be exploited or enslaved.”
“There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.”
“We have been hearing the rhetoric time and again that children are the future. But why do we not understand that they are the present, they are the today, they are now?”
“Today, in every plant, in every tree and mountain, I see our children growing freely with dignity.”
“If we save just one generation, this generation, then it will take care of all the generations to come.”
“The essence of spirituality is inherent in each one of us- it is compassion.”
“Ignite the spark of compassion for children in your heart and the entire world will be illuminated.”
“The joy of living for oneself is limited. The joy of living for others is boundless.”
“Today, we must make the world acknowledge the faces of invisibility, which you and I represent.”
“Let us globalise the world through compassion for our children.”
“Today, we must make the world listen to the sound of silence, which you and I represent.”
“Leaders love obstacles because they convert these obstacles into success. They solve complex problems with simple solutions.”
“Let us march from darkness to light. Let us march from mortality to divinity. Let the march!”
“Let’s become the wind under their wings. Let’s enable them to fly.”
“If we are to create a non-violent world with equal rights, we must begin with our children.”
“Let us consider all children’s problems as one entity.”
“I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children – because they are all our children.”
“Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.”
“I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them.”
“For all children to have an equal opportunity at realising their full potential, innovation must reach the most marginalised and invisible and meet their needs and rights.”
“When a child writes the first alphabet, the script of writing a better world begins.”
“The single aim of my life is that every child is: free to be a child, … above all, free to dream.”
“Children have proved that they are the leaders of today. They have all courage and spirit to question those in power, and they have enough wisdom and vision to provide the solution to many of the problems which adults think are complicated.”
Children’s Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children’s Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. (Wikipedia)
194 countries have signed up to the UNCRC
All countries that sign up to the UNCRC are bound by international law to ensure it is implemented. This is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
But love can’t be monitored. It’s the feeling of human nature, we can rare it nourish it flourish it to fulfilment our peace which is elusive.
Written & Compiled by
Abdullah Al Hadi, Poet & Litterateur & the President of the 31st BCS Cadre Association. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
N.B. – The photos of the children used here were collected from their parents, and as well, special thanks to them for their assistance in this work.