Superstition

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Then screw the absolute standard of goodness. Let people decide for themselves what is wrong and what is right. That's what I generally call individuality.


The degree of personal responsibility implied by individuality
and the penalties for mistake are so great
any premature assumption of that right
is disgraceful,

A child freshly weaned at three years
needs a standard of goodness to focus on
and since they are naturally superstitious
to the invisible forces of Nature that surround them
it is wise of the parent to tune in to these currents of energy
and encourage the child to tread carefully
and not think or act destructively
and thereby not evoke adverse reactions from Nature

Nature out of self-preservation
imposes an absolute standard of good behavior
DO NOT TRESPASS

I have tested that superstition out on all eight of my children
and it has worked like a charm
Every scratch, bump, bruise, bite,
occurred after they have made a trespass
sometimes the reaction came within seconds!

The net positive psychological gain was
THEY NEVER SAW THEMSELVES AS VICTIMS
ALWAYS AS ACTORS
and never came crying for sympathy

By age seven every one of them was entirely self-policed
and tried their best to obey an absolute standard of good behavior
by puberty they were already adults
and never needed another day of parental supervision

They are full adults now
and not one of them believes in coincidence
or accident