There is a saying that “children have infinite possibilities.” But it’s hard to tell whether it’s right or wrong.

On the other hand, there is also the phrase “the frog’s child is a flog.” But this is biologically wrong. Because the frog’s child is a tadpole. Then the human child must be an “unknown possibility”. In other words, the future is unknown.

It was said that children of manga generation would not became good adults if they only read manga. But now, manga is a representative culture of Japan.

It was said that children of TV generation would not became good adults if they only watched TV. But now, it is an era in which messages sent by entertainers advance discussions in the Diet.

It was said that children of game generation would not became good adults if they only played games. But now, programming education has begun, and there is an urgent need to train Human Resources for software development.

And today’s children are told that they are only watching YouTube … but the trend is moving towards online education. After 50 years, the school like it is may be gone.

What is a good adult? That may be the endless answer. However, the answer we adults impose on children is “Became an adult who works hard, reads books, and helps society, like Kinjiro Ninomiya.”

A child grows up by looking at the back of an adult … After all, the possibility of a child is unknown and equal to possibility of an adult.

(2020年5月20日@nortan)

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