My quest for enlightenment has not made me more serious or stoic. It has only made me want to guard the playfulness I share with the people I love more. It has driven me to lean into wonder; to occasionally indulge in mischief.
I love this. I taught children full time for 2 years, and the amount of times I've wanted to hold some of them and tell them "It's not your fault" a la Good Will Hunting was directly indicative of the disregard for their "childhood" in all other parts of their lives. Not only are children needed, but every adult needs a little bit of childhood in them, still. Been following your writing for a while; first time long time. Keep it up!!!!
“Our attitude towards children creates a world where we look at those with less power than us as beings we must control.”
So incredibly true.
I love this. I taught children full time for 2 years, and the amount of times I've wanted to hold some of them and tell them "It's not your fault" a la Good Will Hunting was directly indicative of the disregard for their "childhood" in all other parts of their lives. Not only are children needed, but every adult needs a little bit of childhood in them, still. Been following your writing for a while; first time long time. Keep it up!!!!
a wonderful piece mashallah :')
Geologists say: " the present is the key to the past", explaining the features of fossils they see and linking them to past events.
We can say the same thing about children, but with putting future instead of past.
We may not have a hand in the forming the earth underneath, but we surely do in what above it. Let's make the future better!