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The Eclipse of the Masters

The spark extinguished.

By Leslie StavenPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
The Eclipse of the Masters
Photo by Ben Lambert on Unsplash

Expecting and demanding our

Children to follow the well-beaten path,

Learning to accept “we’ve always done it like this,”

Inhibits and illegitimatizes the child’s spark. It is to throw a

Pall over their passion and their very being – blocking their personal

Spark of individuality and inspirational ideas and -

Eclipsing the potential of those who could have been the masters and geniuses of our future.

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Leslie Staven

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  • Susan Payton10 months ago

    Beautiful insightful acrostic - Nicely Done!!1

  • Andrea Corwin 2 years ago

    Oh yeah! This is a good one and bless those ingenious kids!

  • I knowwww right! Instead, we should take the time to explain to them why should it be done in a certain way. Loved your Acrostic!

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