March 21, 2006

Baby's First Censored Book

When I was babysitting Faith tonight, I was reading her her favourite book; which was about different babies experiancing deep emotions such as happiness, hunger, wanting their mommy, playfulness, etc. However, I found myself not showing the "wanting mommy" and "sad baby" pages, because she was moody and I didn't want to give her even the smallest ideas. I guess this is what people who censor books have in mind... The difference I suppose being that an adult can, as Aristotle said, "entertain a thought without accepting it". Still, it gave me the smallest bit of insight into the other point of view, which I've found hard to comprehend before.

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