Originally Posted by verklingen

i had something of a realization on the way in to work this morning. in a very physical, quite literal way, any limit imposed on our rate of development results directly from the limits we place upon our children. limiting thought and behavior is limiting possibility, and while some thoughts and behaviors are degenerate. . . am i wrong in understanding that such is a reaction to the very limits we place, and that these reactions intensify the more severely we impose?

i just had the thought that if we made all of our actions "for the children," to cultivate wonder, creativity, and appreciative amazement instead of fear and helpless hopelessness. . . well, i don't think it would be too long before we turn this ship around.