On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:59:21 -0400, "John E.M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
posted article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, which said:
> We are often getting spiritual instruction when we don't realize it.
>
> I've realized that parents are giving their children deep spiritual
> instruction, though neither understands the value.
> Following instructions such as "Be quiet." "Hold Still." "Do what you're
> told." "Stop running." "Play nice." etc., will give a child spiritual
> depth. These are the same instructions spiritual masters give. Parents
> are unconciously giving forth universal laws and for a child to go
> against these laws causes the child to be out of sync with the universe.
Whaaaaat? A child naturally wants to run. A child naturally wants to move
around and be animated. For a parent to make a child stop running, be
quiet and hold still literally "forces" a child to stop doing what comes
naturally, thereby making him out of sync with the universe. If a kid
feels like running, he runs. A kid who has been punished for running by an
adult stops running to avoid reprimand by adults who disapprove.
The universe says to run. Yo mama says to be still. Which one is more
fun?
<sigh>
Firedraake
