I wonder

"Adolf Hitler entered this world as a promising young leader on April 20, 1889. He was one of three children born to Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl. Karla was protective and smothering, and Alois was hot-tempered and hard headed. At age twelve Adolf told his dad he wanted to be a priest, but Alois firmly rejected this career choice. Later, young Adolf talked about wanting to become an artist. Alois insisted Adolf could never make a living that way. After Alois Hitler died suddenly in 1903, fifteen year old Adolf traveled to Vienna to pursue a career in fine arts, but the art school rejected him for lack of creativity. He didnt want to return home, so he hung around in homeless shelters, with lots of time to read the anti-semitic books being circulated among the poor and homeless in Vienna. Finally, after experiencing rejection after rejection in Austria, Hitler decided to return to Germany and enlist in the army. He fought in World War 1, and for the first time he felt apart of something great, but germany lost the war. Feeling bitter and defeated, Hitler vowed that one day he would avenge himself and his country. The rest as they say, is history. "

This was told in a book I recently finished reading called Generation iY. After reading this story of Hitlers life I couldnt help but think of what if? I know that's an impossible question to ask but really... What if? What if his father believed in him, what if a teacher or friend had spoken positive into his life? What if?....... One of the greatest leaders of all time could have changed the world for the greater good. Thats powerful, thats history changing. Now Im not saying he holds no personal responsibility for what he became or what he choose to do, but its very clear that had his life not taken that course history would have been different. At some point "we" as a society, as parents, need to be held responsible. What we are doing as parents, friends, teachers, co workers matters. Maybe its time we take it a little bit more seriously, and hold ourselves a little bit more accountable.

Nite nite friends