Teaching the young ones before it's too late and leaving a legacy

I was reminded this past Sunday as we celebrated my young niece's 1st birthday that all of us need to be more vigilant in regards to what young eyes see. I know that my nephew resented me for interfering and calling him out. I felt I had to, because he didn't understand what he was allowing my young niece to see.

It still hasn't sunk in yet. My little niece, Aydia, is five years old and at a very impressionable age. When someone with maybe the best of intentions exposes her to violent video games that are not meant for her to see then I have to say something. If I didn't, then I would be just as culpable and responsible for her corruption as the person who exposed her to that garbage in the first place.

This is where the parents should step in, but unfortunately haven't. I guess I'm too old school, but I believe that you're never too young to learn what is right and wrong....Violence even in a simple video game is wrong on many levels. When you expose young children to this, the message you are bringing to their young eyes and ears is that violence is okay....no one really gets hurt. I know that I failed in teaching my little brother this and it bothers me even though I know that he wasn't exposed to cartoon violence until he was at least a little older. It has warped his sense of what should and should not be tolerated. For him, it is too late to turn back the hands of time and wipe the violent cartoon images from his mind. It's not too late for his children if he is willing to teach them now that any type of violence is wrong even in an innocent video game.

Ir is all about leaving a legacy. What legacy will you leave behind? Will you stay in the background and not speak up when you see something is not right? Or will you speak up no matter how unpopular your voice may be? I have to speak up because the Lord is prompting me to and telling me that my nieces will be lost for all eternity if I don't. I care too much about them to see that happen.