第3部分(第3/6 頁)

It　suits　their　purposes　ideally：　augments　their　ability　to　exert　control；　lessens　the　risk　of　misbehaviour　and；　not　least；　ensures　continual　efforts　on　behalf　of　the　child　to　win　the　approval　otherwise　withheld。

If　this　hold　can　be　maintained　into　adult　age；　the　advantage　grows　in　proportion；　often　transferring　to　the　new　young　family；　who　will　live　in　awe　of　in…laws　and　grandparents。

As　they　get　elderly　and　more　dependent；　such　parents　step　up　their　demands；　making　son　or　daughter　dance　attendance；terrified　of　doing　anything　to　displease。　Still　no　effort　will　ever　be　sufficient　to　make　up　for　disappointing　them。

Only　death　will　break　the　fetters　of　this　carefully　devised　entrapment。　And　the　parents　will　go　to　their　grave　never　having　received　the　gift　of　their　child’s　true　affection。

Like　most　seven…year…olds；　I　adored　my　first　teacher；　seeing　her　as　infinitely　superior　in　her　elevated　position　of　authority；　appointed　to　dispel　the　darkness　of　our　ignorance。　txt小說上傳分享

Growing　up　長大（3）

Every　word　uttered　by　her；　every　scrap　of　knowledge　she　imparted；　I　lapped　up　as　if　it　was　mother’s　milk。

One　day　she　introduced　us　to　the　concept　of　origin。　“All　you　see　around　you　in　this　class…room；”　she　declared；　“has　been　something　else　before。”　Now；　as　we　pointed　out　different　things　to　her；　she　would　explain　how　they　had　started　out。

A　lot　of　pointing　ensued：　This　desk；　we　learnt；　had　once　been　a　tree　growing　in　the　forest…　just　like　the　copy…book…　That　school…bag　was　made　from　the　hide　of　a　cow…　the　sweater　had　been　knitted　from　sheep’s　wool…　And　so　on。

Thankful　for　an　opportunity　to　clarify　the　background　of　an　object　that　had　long　mystified　me；　I　pointed　to　the　bakelite　electric　socket。

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