Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 190
! ! 190 them. I read a book about a renowned showman , who conducted shows and was the architect of great performances. Based upon his experiences, he wrote in his book that children were the most dangerous to his line of work. H e was never nervous performing before eminent professors, scientists, or intellec tuals, but he would always feel nervous when performing before children because oftentimes , they would catch him at his tricks and cause his performance to fail. He further elaborated that the cause for this is that a child has a n open mind and has not yet formed an opinion. At this age , h e i s still learning and trying to perfect his knowledge, therefore he scrutinizes every little detail to uncover the secrets. When adults watch the show, they assume they already understand the finer aspects, so it is not worth their attention. Instead, they direct their attention to the primary happenings and the show proves to be an immense success. Since a child has not yet formed any opinion s, he views every action through a naïve lens , and they often ruin the show. H e then declares in his book that the greatest, most clever and experienced showmen are those whose secrets children cannot discover. Thus, children have very sharp minds, and it is very hard to hide something from them. When parents hide something from their children, whatever the reason or circumstance may be , they very happily believe they have saved their child from harm. Yet, while saving the child from one kind of harm, they are causing him another kind. Regardless of how the parents see their circumstances because the child does not see them through their vantage point , he learns from his parent’s actions that one can lie to hide something. This is because when the parents deny their actions before the child, or attempt to stall the truth, the child is actually fully cognizant of what they are doing. Sinc e a child is sensitive and intelligent , as well as being an excellent student , he learns the lesson that when necessary, he can change his tune to hide something, for he saw his parents act in this very same manner. Thus, the first mistake parents make when raising their children is in not being fully mindful of setting a good example. T he result is that they themselves are the cause of teaching their children dece it fulness despite sincerely wishing to protect them from harm