I agree with the suggestion that children offer unique, fresh perspectives to what adults take for granted. Not to get religious, but the Bible offers a bit of commentary on the subject. In Matthew 18: 3-4 Jesus says, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." It is clear that he also sees the value of a child-like point of view. In fact, he claims that it is the key to salvation. This makes sense when one considers the purity and innocence of a child. If Jesus is a promoter of goodness over sinning, then who is better than a child? Children aren't corrupted by the countless mistakes one makes throughout life. Therefore, their vision of the world is purest, most natural. Poetry is all about getting to the heart of language through economy. We are striving to reach our subconscious with various calisthenics. We can only get there by NOT thinking about what we want to write about.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Response to classmate's journal, week 3
Reader response to Zac Cooper's post on children's perspective:
I agree with the suggestion that children offer unique, fresh perspectives to what adults take for granted. Not to get religious, but the Bible offers a bit of commentary on the subject. In Matthew 18: 3-4 Jesus says, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." It is clear that he also sees the value of a child-like point of view. In fact, he claims that it is the key to salvation. This makes sense when one considers the purity and innocence of a child. If Jesus is a promoter of goodness over sinning, then who is better than a child? Children aren't corrupted by the countless mistakes one makes throughout life. Therefore, their vision of the world is purest, most natural. Poetry is all about getting to the heart of language through economy. We are striving to reach our subconscious with various calisthenics. We can only get there by NOT thinking about what we want to write about.
I agree with the suggestion that children offer unique, fresh perspectives to what adults take for granted. Not to get religious, but the Bible offers a bit of commentary on the subject. In Matthew 18: 3-4 Jesus says, "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." It is clear that he also sees the value of a child-like point of view. In fact, he claims that it is the key to salvation. This makes sense when one considers the purity and innocence of a child. If Jesus is a promoter of goodness over sinning, then who is better than a child? Children aren't corrupted by the countless mistakes one makes throughout life. Therefore, their vision of the world is purest, most natural. Poetry is all about getting to the heart of language through economy. We are striving to reach our subconscious with various calisthenics. We can only get there by NOT thinking about what we want to write about.
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