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I would love to say we should love others Just as truly and deeply as we love our children But given the childhood of many That would be condemning us all to hell Better to say we should love others As we would have chosen to be loved as children When JC said "Suffer the little children" he did not mean literally Of that much I am sure
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Aug 10, 2015
Aug 10, 2015 at 5:25 AM UTC
Breaking the cycle
I would love to say we should love others Just as truly and deeply as we love our children But given the childhood of many That would be condemning us all to hell Better to say we should love others As we would have chosen to be loved as children When JC said "Suffer the little children" he did not mean literally Of that much I am sure
For those whose experience of childhood was less than idyllic. Often marginalised by sentiment that assumes everyone's experience was perfect.
EV-hammond
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Aug 10, 2015
Aug 10, 2015 at 5:25 AM UTC
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