In those early amorphous years of life, when memory had only just begun, when life was full of Beginnings and no Ends, and everything was Forever ...'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Early childhood is a time of beginnings where life feels eternal and open.
- In plain terms
- When you are young, life feels like it has no end and everything starts.
- What can you take from it?
- Remember the openness of early life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you remember from childhood?
- How has your sense of time changed?
Another view
Childhood memories can be inaccurate or idealized.
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