Child wisdom
We have much to learn from children's minds – simple, pure, true, powerful, and uncomplicated.
by gabriel and · updated 21d ago
Child wisdom
gabriel added 8mo ago
The Little Prince
gabriel added 9mo ago
- “I am convinced that most people do not grow up. We find parking spaces and honor our credit cards. We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magno... See more
from A quote from Letter to My Daughter
lili added 2mo ago
Kids get it.
They don't operate on logic.
gabriel added 5mo ago
gabriel added 7mo ago
HoLa - Chao is a parting gift from my then 11y/o brother, Joel, to his friend, Ari.
The gift tells the story of a short and powerful friendship.
Within its simplicity, lies a world of brotherhood, trust, care, loss, and the beauty of vulnerability.
Be like Joel and Ari.
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Lyle: "Why are you crying?"
Eli: "I don’t know! I’ve just got a whole lot of tears inside me. I can’t help it"
– Boy Swallows Universe
gabriel added 5mo ago
- 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
from On New Year's Resolutions by Thomas J Bevan
sari added 6mo ago
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.
- a quote shared by my six year old Aleph today: your tongue has no bones but can break hearts
gabriel added 9mo ago
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/wGA8Ixcmyegabriel added 21d ago
