innocence lost

January 6, 2006

It's so happy and sunny out!!! And WARM!!! This makes me happy. :-)

People often wonder when sin begins - when a child becomes human and begins to lie and cheat and steal. I've heard that 12 is the golden age of turning, but I dissagree. A study was done on children between the age of three and five. The three year olds couldnt grasp the idea of someone trying to do something mean - like when the teddy bear took the other animal's food. They had no reasoning for it in their minds and when shown this it was almost entirely ignored. But a 5 year old easily understood what was going on and participated fine. I myself can remember lying at an early age to not go to bed or take a bath. My first distinct memory of disobediance is at the age of 7 - I stole my mothers money to take to school to bribe a boy to not tell on me for something I didnt do. I already understood the consequences of my actions and the punishments that followed and wanted to avoid them. My mom found out, however, because what 7 year old has ten dollars at their disposal in cash? I got into trouble all the same. Just a thought...

PS -
Be careful around those closest to you. Your family, if you're close to them, your best friends, your significant other, if you have one. It's 100% easier to hurt those closest to you than any other - even if not meaning to. This is because we take the relationships for granted. Dont do it. Just watch what you do. Yet another reason why it's good that I will never have another boyfriend. *whew*