Tabula Rasa

Children understand children
no one else can.
Adults are not equipped with that
spotless white board
that none have written upon.

A bear cub knows it is protected
if knows nothing more.
Its mother must teach it,
mold it into into a creature
that can fight its way through
the hard shell
of this cracked world.

Instruction by example
and molding are two
very different ways to teach.
Children instinctively know this
and without our supervision
they can school us
if we take time to be that childlike.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Amadore Avatar
April 25, 2023 at 12:59 PM
An interesting and appropriate commentary on learning and what should be "modeled" for the children/innocents (and not-so-innocents) among us. Thank you for this needed reminder.
Ashford Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Thank you for this thoughtful review Leo. Best E
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