Childhood Metaphors
Throughout my exploration of the occult I have encountered various people/articles/ideologies/possessed burning bushes/etc. that seem to advocate the deification of children. Whenever I encounter this sort of phenomenon I cannot help but question the objectivity of the source. Most of the time it seems as though the source has payed more attention to the subject matter of a metaphor (e.g. "one should have the curiosity of a child") rather than to it's message. This sort of abstraction can lead to delusional statements such as "there would be no war if women ran the world," but I digress.
I was reminded of my thoughts on this subject today when a Cub Scout troop was touring my place of employment. While the guide was explaining the function of the department I am in, a few boys decided that they would rather approach me with their questions. Each child I spoke with was indeed very curious about the strange environment that they were in. While I answered them as simply as I could, I made an important observation: I noticed that after they had asked their question almost imediately they would become distracted or uninterested in what they were originally curious about. This meant my responses to their questions had to be as quick as possible.
Was this the sort of sagely curiosity I was suppose to emulate? Was there some sort of "special Kool-Aide" that most grinning, giggling, monkey-faced gurus drink before they write or talk about how we should all look to children as an example?
While the curious little Cub Scouts were quite amusing, and did exude their own Buddha nature, I saw no need to play Dr. Frankenstein with metaphor.
I was reminded of my thoughts on this subject today when a Cub Scout troop was touring my place of employment. While the guide was explaining the function of the department I am in, a few boys decided that they would rather approach me with their questions. Each child I spoke with was indeed very curious about the strange environment that they were in. While I answered them as simply as I could, I made an important observation: I noticed that after they had asked their question almost imediately they would become distracted or uninterested in what they were originally curious about. This meant my responses to their questions had to be as quick as possible.
Was this the sort of sagely curiosity I was suppose to emulate? Was there some sort of "special Kool-Aide" that most grinning, giggling, monkey-faced gurus drink before they write or talk about how we should all look to children as an example?
While the curious little Cub Scouts were quite amusing, and did exude their own Buddha nature, I saw no need to play Dr. Frankenstein with metaphor.