Little lessons
I learn more from small children than I do from all the manual I read.
Whats more, the stuff kids teach me is the important stuff. Kids don’t hate, we teach them to do that. Kids give everything from the bottom of their hearts.
Take the neighbor’s kid. He spends his time collecting “beautiful rocks”. To him, they are rare and hard sought gems. He is very very proud of his stones and if you allow him he will show you his prized gems.
If you are indeed impressed and he notices, then he will shine up his most favorite, and with no expectations from you it is yours. to keep, and yet it is apparent it is dear to him, yet he has no thoughts of selfishness believing that his rock will make you as happy as it did him.
That is a deep and powerful lesson right there alone. You cant learn that in a book.