This reminds us Carlos Gonzalez, the pediatrician author of "Kiss Me a lot" Of which the text I want to comment on is an excerpt. Had you thought about it? He is so right. It is not a "common place" the innocence of children, they are not maligned for whatever it is that makes us change and make us worse.
They are not selfless, they love us in an unbreakable and total way. They are brave, they yield, they forgive in an amazing way when there has been a conflict, they are sincere and good with their brothers. And besides that they are comprehensive. They are generous, or is it that when we ask them to share something with a stranger or another child snatches a toy we have thought about how an adult would act instead?
Don't you believe me Do you think that your children are selfish, capricious and that they are not capable of being empathic? I am not sure that they are like that. Look at them with different eyes, put yourself in their place, and you will discover how much they can teach you with their immense love and kindness. All that and much more are taught by children. In the text of Carlos Gonzalez, of enormous beauty and closeness, we can read about all these qualities to discover. It opened my eyes to many things. Read it and tell me if it is not full of truths.
