テーブルのお馬鹿さん?
性に関する嘘は,旧くからの慣行により是認されている。この種の嘘はことごとく,まったくよくない,と私は信じている。しかし,性教育については一章をあてる予定なので,いまはこの問題についてはこれ以上触れないでおこう。 |
Pt.2 Education of Character - Chap. 8 TruthfulnessAnother undesirable form of humbug is to treat inanimate objects as if they were alive. Nurses sometimes teach children, when they have hurt themselves by bumping into a chair or table, to smack the offending object and say, "naughty chair ", or' " naughty table ". This removes a most useful source of natural discipline. Left to himself, the child soon realizes that inanimate objects can only be manipulated by skill, not by anger or cajolery. This is a stimulus to the acquisition of skill, and a help in realizing the limits of personal power. Lies about sex are sanctioned by time-honoured usage. I believe them to be wholly and utterly bad, but I shall say no more on this subject now, as I propose to devote a chapter to sex-education. |
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