Child wisdom
We have much to learn from children—the simple, the pure, the truth.
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Child wisdom
a quote shared by my six year old today: your tongue has no bones but can break hearts
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.
— C. S. Lewis, “On Stories” https://t.co/wGA8Ixcmye
Do Lectures 2014 - Chipper Bro Bell - How to Make People Smile Every Day
youtube.comGreat talk from Chipper Bro Bell, Patagonia’s front desk receptionist, previously frisbee champion.
His approach to life is child spirited, free, and pure. Seems like his drive is fuelled by nothing but ‘stoke’.
fave line:
“You were born into royalty. You have the mountains and the ocean. Go enjoy it.”
As anyone who has been interrogated by a smart aleck child knows it takes maybe four whys in a row before the veneer of adult knowing falls apart completely. The first why is easy to answer, the second why requires pulling from the jigsaw puzzle of stock answers and handed-down cliches. Further whys beyond this and things start becoming worryingly... See more
Thomas J Bevan • On New Year's Resolutions
inner acceptance, love and peace in my experience are the only things that don’t reduce to meaninglessness when hit repeatedly with a succession of child-like whys.
The Little Prince
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A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men - Roald Dahl
“I didn’t know what kind of person, what kind of adult I’m going to be. I really don’t know. I really hated to become an adult. So in my heart, I’m still a child.” Yohji-san smiles.
