The sight of a child…will arouse certain longings in adult, civilized persons – longings which relate to the unfulfilled desires and needs of those parts of the personality which have been blotted out of the total picture in favor of the adapted persona.

C.g. Jung
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The sight of a child will arouse certain longings in adult, civilized persons. The sight of a child will arouse certain longings in adult, civilized persons. We are all different and that is part of the beauty of life. However, just because we are different does not mean that we can’t live together in peace. I am not saying that I want to get back to the day when our elders took care of us, but I do want children to grow up in the same way they did when they were small.

Source: Memories, Dreams, Reflections

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