We may learn things from one who preaches, or we may find their pontificating a waste of time–often enough, a hypocritical waste of time. What child ever preaches? Yet time spent open-heartedly with a child is never wasted.

Quentin S. Crisp
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If you are reading this post from a child, please make sure to accept the message as it is, without any judgment from a more mature reader. I am a child and I want to learn from those that have done something great. If a child is preaching, then they are preaching to those who still have some learning to do, not to those who have already mastered the art of growing up.

Source: The Little One: A Meditation

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