Those Who Need Help In Kindergarten

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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

 

In a message dated 6/3/2006 1:40:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

dan330033 writes:

 

> Nisargadatta , epston wrote:

> >

> >5.2.06

> >There are those who appear on this list and say they need help.

> That they are oh so confused and need direction and advice. And there

> are those most willing to jump in to rescue the helpless one drifting

> on the ocean of confusion. So on it goes. Except the needly helpless

> one starts to reveal that underneath he is a know-it-all wise-ass who

> cleverly pushes aside all the advice he attracts. The whole thing is

> a ruse, an attention getting device he has used before. Oh poor me.

> Who will help me. But you find, as the situation develops that he is

> quite a complex person with layers of defence and is agressive as

> well. An arrogant critical person who uses camouflage to lure the

> innocent into his lair. No harm done. It's all in fun. Just

> perhaps, a waste of time and effort.

>

> Hey Larry -

>

> What you say resonates with my experience on more than one list, over

> more than one year. ;-)

>

> What appears as openness, may not be so open.

>

> What appears to be closed, may actually be more open than it seems.

>

> Everything you needed to know, you learned in kindergarten:

>

> " Never judge a book by its cover. "

>

> ;-)

>

> -- Dan