He did not like the grown-ups who talked down to him, but the ones who went on talking in their usual way, leaving him to leap along in their wake, jumping at meanings, guessing, clutching at known words, and chuckling at complicated jokes as they suddenly dawned. He had the glee of the porpoise then, pouring and leaping through strange seas. T.h. White
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When we are younger, we often feel like we can understand everything and we feel invincible. We don’t think we need to listen to the adults in our lives because we think we know everything. However, as we get older and gain more experience in the world, we realize that there is much more that we don’t know. For example, in this quote, this young boy has no idea what a porpoise is or what it looks like.

When he is young he then looks up into the sky and sees something that resembles a porpoise. He then leaps at the word with glee because he doesn’t know anything about it. This is how the little boy feels when he is young and before he knows more about life.

As you get older you learn more about the things around you and you look back at your youth with more fondness instead of regret.

Source: The Sword In The Stone

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