But I've grown thoughtful now. And you have lost Your early-morning freshness of surprise At being so utterly mine: you've learned to fear The gloomy, stricken places in my soul, And the occasional ghosts that haunt my gaze.

Siegfried Sassoon
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As a child, we have a lot to learn about how to love and be loved. We do things without thinking because we are so young. When a child grows up a little, they will realize that the adults in their life have been through so much and can handle a lot more than children can. They will also understand that the world is much bigger than what they have been taught. Their parents will teach them that life's greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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