Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife welcomed their second daughter—August—to the world on Monday with a post on the leading social network.
As they did with after the birth of their first daughter, Maxima, in late 2015, the couple wrote the girl a letter, but this one spoke of reveling in the wonder of childhood instead of visions of a better world on the horizon.
« You only get to be a child once, so don’t spend it worrying too much about the future, » said the letter signed by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.
« You’ve got us for that, and we’ll do everything we possibly can to make sure the world is a better place for you and all children in your generation. »
A Zuckerberg Chan Initiative established by the couple has pledged billions of dollars to improving life for their children’s generation with goals such as eliminating disease.
The Facebook co-founder is among billionaires who have vowed to donate most of their wealth to charitable causes.
« With all the advances in science and technology, your generation should live dramatically better lives than ours, and we have a responsibility to do our part to make that happen, » the couple wrote, referring back to a letter written to their first daughter after her birth.
« But rather than write about growing up, we want to talk about childhood. The world can be a serious place. That’s why it’s important to make time to go outside and play. »
And, like many parents, they expressed hope their new baby would sleep soundly and take frequent naps.
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