Our Precocious Little Darlings
It is hard to suppress the truth. It is even harder in a six year old. In my latest Patrica Peppersnout story (find it in this month’s
Shanti Sun Magazine! Shantisun.joomag.com)
Patricia’s truth is spilling out of her in spite of Mom’s
efforts. And so it is. Why teach the truth to children if they
cannot share it with those they love and
Trust? We all know
about the importance of respect of course.
Do you find that older generations ( and old fashioned people) tend to
miss out on the freshness of
Youth by insisting on rigid standards of respect? Quite frankly I’ve had to tell my young ones
that you have to be careful especially when talking to the elderly, challenging
their
Idea of the status quo is just not the way to get along and
may not be their job. It may not be mine either. A wise and enlightened elder in my community told
my youngest that like
Super heroes, we may have to keep some powers and some
knowledge to ourselves.
I had a talk with my son about the importance of not
challenging others or arguing over religious differences, some family members
liked to quiz him on his beliefs which differ
From theirs. The last
time they asked he gave a clear and simple answer about his beliefs without
challenge and when asked a second time, made his statement again. The elder said ‘Oh” and let
It go. Well done son,
I thought.
Sometimes our young ones are teachers of new thought without
realizing it, maybe that’s what they’re here for.
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