To demand that others should provide you textbook prognoses is like asking a strange woman to give birth to your baby. There are insights that can be born only of your own pain, and they are the most precious.
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Children are not the people of tomorrow, but people today. They are entitled to be taken seriously. They have a right to be treated by adults with tenderness and respect, as equals. They should be allowed to grow into whoever they were meant to be - The unknown person inside each of them is the hope for the future.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Children deserve respect and recognition as individuals in the present, not just as future adults.
This quote emphasizes the importance of treating children as valuable individuals in their own right, deserving of tenderness and respect. It suggests that their development and individuality should be nurtured, as they hold the potential to contribute positively to the future, reminding us that their experiences and needs today matter significantly in shaping who they will become.
Themes
ChildrenRespectEqualityEducationDevelopmentFuture
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared at a children's rights conference to advocate for better treatment of children.
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