The worst damage that can be done to the mind of a child is to convince that child that they are not the one responsible for their life. If you can trick a child in this manner, you will cripple everything within them that they could have used to overcome adversity, find perspective within tragedy, and cope with the general injustice of life.
A human being who realizes the plain truth - that they are the one responsible for their own life - can be incredibly resilient. Acceptance of this truth is the greatest lesson you can teach a child or anyone else. No gift or blessing can compare to this one simple, clear-eyed realization: your life is yours.
2 comments:
I absolutely agree.
Thank you. What kills me every day, what torments me, is the question of motive. When a person tries to convince you you're not the one responsible for your own life - how do they think it can help you to believe that lie? How can it possibly help to believe that?
But thank you for agreeing. Some days it seems like the whole world is leaning the other way on this one. To its woe.
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