Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Become as Little Children
Henry de Montherlant (1895-1972), excerpt from Carnet XXIV, in his Essais (Paris: Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1963), p. 1092 (from the year 1933; my translation):
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I get along well with children because our concerns are the same. It's a matter of having fun and living in the moment, without preconceptions and without obligations, such as gratitude.
Je m'accorde avec les enfants parce que nos préoccupations sont les mêmes. Il s'agit de s'amuser et de vivre dans l'instant, sans préjugés et sans devoirs, notamment de gratitude.
