Would one strike a child? Of course not. Would one talk down to a child? Of course not. Would one demean a child, tear it down, make fun of it for it’s ignorance and for all it’s yet to learn? Of course not, at least we know we should not. So now then, are we all not children?
Are we all not the children of God, our creator? Or, if one believes in no higher power at all, are we still not children?
We’ll always be the children of our parents, the children of our government, of whatever has brought us about and is taking care of us. And even if one thinks that one is truly independent, which is impossible, that does not mean anyone else is also.
We are all someone’s child, in some capacity. The guy you attack will always be the child of a mother, the woman you talk about behind her back will always be somebody’s daughter, and we are all children of some type of creator, no matter where your spirituality lies.
We should never strike or attack children, and since we are all children, then we should not attack each other.
Now a child can get out of hand, perhaps we might see a child attacking others. Should we still not strike the child, and set it to right? We are all responsible for each other’s sins, and instead of attacking the man-child one should put themselves in the way of the wrath, no matter its degree, for to strike that which is ignorant is a far greater sin, since we know we should not attack a child.
What of the extreme? What if we see a child attacking someone physically or perhaps in another crueler way. If the child continues to abandon its humanity and takes pleasure in the hurt of others, then it is no longer a child, it has allowed itself to cave in to its animal instincts, and thus should be treated like an animal.
We are not animals though we do cave in to that instinct more than we should. The child should not be treated as an animal indefinitely, but until some type of rehabilitation can be achieved. If it seems the rehabilitation is out of reach, continue anyway, for we are all children, and one must hope that the child will shed its ignorance one day and learn the lesson of compassion.
We are all responsible for each other’s sins, though that is a discourse for another time. Sufficient for now, we are all children, and one should never attack a child in any fashion, for it is cruel to do so, and emotional scars never heal. They are always open, and are always bleeding into our present-day actions.
To attack an ignorant child is evil, no matter how you slice it, and if examined we are all ignorant children. Hopefully we learn to be kind children.

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