Observing a Child, from the Perspective of a Child
How is one to know when they are in the wrong?
Most deem it is from simple observation.
Learning from watching, what is wrong, and what is right.
A child looks to adults for this wisdom they lack
Through observation, a child grows up
How is it possible then, for a child to grow up, observing a child?
Watching one, who is less responsible than he?
Less patient, less caring
Less of an adult.
The child must come to understand something in order to grow.
He must understand that the figure he is commanded to respect, is a child
Once this understanding is reached, he is able to comprehend this person's behavior
And so in a matter of moments of thought
The child observing the child, understood how to grow up.
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