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more this pleasing occurs the more the child’s ego is fed and
the less the hunger of the Spirit is recognised. The child’s ego
is now almost totally overshadowing the child’s Spirit. The
tenth year is often a comfortable year for the child as it has
almost entirely separated from its spiritual awareness and is
preoccupied with it’s performance in schooling, sports, the
home etc. It will respond to accolade and react to criticism.
For the adult these responses are comfortable to deal with and
even the reactions can be diverted away from the adult having
to take responsibility for them, placing the blame for such a
reaction squarely on the shoulders of the unfortunate child.
The adult seldom sees the child’s reaction as an indicator of
poor parenting or mentoring. The child is corrected but not
educated into behaving any differently. Have we ever asked
ourselves why we have a need for children’s courts? Is it to
try the child for a crime we as adults in our ignorance taught
them to commit? The answer is more often yes.

It is obvious that our comments will provoke a reaction of
rejection as their content presents a challenge to many who
will read these words. We would stress that provocation and
challenge are not words that pertain to a spiritual vocabulary,
rather they are words that are encountered in an ego
vocabulary and used defensively. In their use we need to
realise that we are looking for a way of avoiding what in truth
we are blaming ourselves for. Blame is another non-spiritual
word and again part of the defensive ego vocabulary. In a
world where everything “just is” and the Law of Cause and
Effect is in control, there is no blame or excuses or need for