Thought for today:
"Who could ever mask the happiness of the moment that is present in the face of an innocent child. When I think about how quickly teachers and Government want their classroom charges to learn about all manner of things adult that should never be placed in the mind of a child until they are at least of teenage years, I despair. We are a society who is in the process of robbing our children of their innocence far, far too soon before they naturally want to give it up. The worth of innocent childhood memories are too precious to cut short as they are capable of enduring into one's old age and bringing solace and comfort to the aging mind as it advances towards its final resting place. It is the children of modern times I'm afraid who will pay the price for the mistakes of their parents of today, who ought to know better. It is kinder to leave well alone instead of playing the Pied Piper and coaxing them out of their childhood years before such years are truly spent; it is far kinder not to lead them too earlier towards the less certain times adulthood." William Forde: August 6th, 2013.
"Who could ever mask the happiness of the moment that is present in the face of an innocent child. When I think about how quickly teachers and Government want their classroom charges to learn about all manner of things adult that should never be placed in the mind of a child until they are at least of teenage years, I despair. We are a society who is in the process of robbing our children of their innocence far, far too soon before they naturally want to give it up. The worth of innocent childhood memories are too precious to cut short as they are capable of enduring into one's old age and bringing solace and comfort to the aging mind as it advances towards its final resting place. It is the children of modern times I'm afraid who will pay the price for the mistakes of their parents of today, who ought to know better. It is kinder to leave well alone instead of playing the Pied Piper and coaxing them out of their childhood years before such years are truly spent; it is far kinder not to lead them too earlier towards the less certain times adulthood." William Forde: August 6th, 2013.
