Little children do not focus on the differences in people. They are loving and affectionate. What causes the change as they grow?

“I can’t do it,” he said, and threw his pencil down. “They say I’m stupid in math, I guess they’re right.” He turned his chair around. With his back to me he began to cry. I closed my eyes, shook my head, and drew a deep sigh. What could I say to this dear little [...]

photo credit: thepatrick I believe Emerson was correct when he said we are always teaching. By implication he is saying that someone is always learning from us, by our words and our actions. In the classic movie, “A Christmas Story”, when Ralphie says the ‘mother of all bad words,’ his parents are shocked, appalled, even [...]