RE: If you know the rules, you can break them.
(Edited)
You are viewing a single comment's thread:
Oh no, I won't pretend that my poking sticks is the same as university demonstrations! I respect those, and understand the vast chasm between that and my internet ramblings.
I think that the biggest thing that I take away from your post is to avid becoming a rebel for the sake of attention - slipping into individualism, as opposed to building community. The appeal of a a spot light can be very seductive - especially if there is audience.
But yes, a good deep conversation, where you truly feel engaged intellectually is rare... most people avoid these all together.
Actually, this reminds me of my cousin... 😏
0
0
0.000
That is a great take-away! That alone made it worth writing the post :-)
About the first part of your comment: It's actually something that I learned here in Ecuador. That you can't count on people complying with any rule, ever. One might think that leads to a higher situational awareness, but for some reason it doesn't. Sometimes reminds me of lemmings.
I see it in Lily, too. She is really good crossing the street by herself. But as soon as I'm around, she completely forgets about all safety, and just goes on. As if I could stop cars...
She feels safe with you and that's the good side. But dependency and complacency are dangerous. So you might want to ask her to teach you how to cross the road correctly - give her the responsibility, and make her learn by turning her into a teacher... disclaimer: I don't have kids.
Yeah 'Ecuador' and 'rules' in one sentence simply doesn't work.
That's an interesting idea. She did teach it very well to a friend of hers. As I said, she absolutely knows how to do it perfectly - it's just when I'm around that she gets careless. But maybe she'll get it when she has to show me... I'll try and let you know!