Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Nisargadatta , epston wrote: > > L.E: Dan. Thanks for your agreement. But I spend many days in kindergarten, > and I think you are mistaken about what is learned and taught there. I know > there is a funny and perceptive book about it, but it isn't very true. > What I see in kindergarten are all the adult problems in infant form. They > hit, they push, they shove, they take things away from each other. They run > around when told not to, they won't sit down when told to sit down. They keep > talking and won't be quiet, are rude and impolite. > That is, most of them, many of them. The number varies from class to class. > All the crappy stuff that exists in adults is already in progress at age five > and six. It can be quite terrible and exhausting. I sometimes shout, yell > and scream trying to control the struggling mob, trying to teach them to read or > count or even talk to each other. > > Larry Epston I learned it in kindergarten. But that doesn't mean I *learned* it. So, one has the rest of one's life ... And how long is that? Ask a man or woman gasping for the last breath ... -- Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , epston@ wrote: > > > > L.E: Dan. Thanks for your agreement. But I spend many days in > kindergarten, > > and I think you are mistaken about what is learned and taught there. > I know > > there is a funny and perceptive book about it, but it isn't very true. > > What I see in kindergarten are all the adult problems in infant > form. They > > hit, they push, they shove, they take things away from each other. > They run > > around when told not to, they won't sit down when told to sit down. > They keep > > talking and won't be quiet, are rude and impolite. > > That is, most of them, many of them. The number varies from class > to class. > > All the crappy stuff that exists in adults is already in progress at > age five > > and six. It can be quite terrible and exhausting. I sometimes > shout, yell > > and scream trying to control the struggling mob, trying to teach > them to read or > > count or even talk to each other. > > > > Larry Epston > > I learned it in kindergarten. > > But that doesn't mean I *learned* it. > > So, one has the rest of one's life ... > > And how long is that? > > Ask a man or woman gasping for the last breath ... > > -- Dan Absolutement Dan.......ain't that the facts.....straight and true: Breathing is a religion; there is no simplicity. ...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " dan330033 " <dan330033@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , epston@ wrote: > > > > > > L.E: Dan. Thanks for your agreement. But I spend many days in > > kindergarten, > > > and I think you are mistaken about what is learned and taught > there. > > I know > > > there is a funny and perceptive book about it, but it isn't very > true. > > > What I see in kindergarten are all the adult problems in infant > > form. They > > > hit, they push, they shove, they take things away from each > other. > > They run > > > around when told not to, they won't sit down when told to sit > down. > > They keep > > > talking and won't be quiet, are rude and impolite. > > > That is, most of them, many of them. The number varies from class > > to class. > > > All the crappy stuff that exists in adults is already in progress > at > > age five > > > and six. It can be quite terrible and exhausting. I sometimes > > shout, yell > > > and scream trying to control the struggling mob, trying to teach > > them to read or > > > count or even talk to each other. > > > > > > Larry Epston > > > > I learned it in kindergarten. > > > > But that doesn't mean I *learned* it. > > > > So, one has the rest of one's life ... > > > > And how long is that? > > > > Ask a man or woman gasping for the last breath ... > > > > -- Dan > > > Absolutement Dan.......ain't that the facts.....straight and true: > > Breathing is a religion; there is no simplicity. > > > ...bob > Beautiful Bob Breathing is religion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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