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April 19, 2003
I'm on emotional sabbatical, but
I'm on emotional sabbatical, but I would share what I'm reading, and a couple of thoughts at the same time.
p/s: is that enough for you? :p
"According to Sartre, self-worth is partially instilled in us by the words of others. Those who are closest to us naturally have a greater say. Like most children, Flaubert's first connection to the world was through his parents. It was on the surface a loving relationship, but Sartre observes that a child needs more. A growing child's needs to know that his existence is justified and important. His projects, however small, must be nurtured and criticized, examined and approved through the loving use of language. In this way, the child has guardrails to hold on to, knowing that he is not alone in the universe. "This is not a conjecture," Sartre writes. "A child must have a mandate to live, the parents are the authorities who issue the mandate." One way a parent can communicate this mandate is by constant communication, reinforced by loving words and caring actions. Flaubert seems to have missed out on such parental valorization. Without this attention, the future novelist frustrated easily, turned within and stayed quiet far longer than the happier children his age."
-Eric Bronson
I think? I think there's too much pressure on parents. And none of them can live up to such expectations. Tough luck baby.
Posted by lainey at April 19, 2003 12:58 AM
Comments
thats the exact reason why I'm never having kids. We don't need more screwed up mes
Posted by: Shuen at April 19, 2003 05:15 PM
:) - you wanted to read something ?? :P
Posted by: Irish at April 24, 2003 09:50 PM