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Philosophy: from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom"
Why are children joyful?
submitted 1 year ago by [deleted] from self.Philosophy
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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun - 1 year ago (3 children)
They take joy in the simple things adults ignore. The world is full of wonder and suprises for them.
Partly this is just how the child's brain is set up because they are more observant than adults. We lose some of our observation ability as we get older so that we can focus.
[–]socks-the-nigger 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 1 year ago (0 children)
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[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 1 year ago (0 children)
Only men lose those abilities, because men are condemned by nature to be miserable working and fighting machines and sperm dispensers.
[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 1 year ago* (0 children)
I could object partly ... In my personal simulation most "adults" rather loose their ability of imagination.
Their "fantasy", so to say. That is why people like me e.g. , who never lost but
(with some neurological "magic" happening nobody actually seems to understand so far)
strengthened it are called "schizophrenic", i could suppose.
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