This book is a transcription of a talk delivered by Swami Ranganathananda on May 7, 1986, at a cosmopolitan gathering at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Originally published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, in 1987, the Sri Ramakrishna Math (Chennai) obtained permission in 2005 to print it at a highly subsidized price. This current release is a new edition featuring minor format and layout updates.  The ultimate goal of the book is to inspire readers to value and nurture children as humanity's greatest assets, helping them grow into harbingers of peace, harmony, and progress.