MostofwhatIreallyneedtoknowabouthowtoliveandwhattodoandhowtobe,Ilearnedinkindergarten.Wisdomwasnotatthetopofthegraduatemountain,butthereinthesandboxatnurseryschool.ThesearethethingsIlearned:Shareeverything.Playfair.Don’thitpeople.Putthingsbackwhereyoufoundthem.Cleanupyourownmess.Don’ttakethingsthataren’tyours.Sayyou’resorrywhenyouhurtsomebody.
Washyourhandsbeforeyoueat.Warmcookiesandcoldmilkaregoodforyou.Liveabalancedlife.Learnsomeandthinksomeanddrawandpaintandsinganddanceandplayandworkeverydaysome.Takeanapeveryafternoon.Whenyougooutintotheworld,watchfortraffic,holdhandsandsticktogether.Beawareofwonder.Rememberthelittleseedintheplasticcup?Therootsgodownandtheplantgoesupandnobodyreallyknowshoworwhy,butwearealllikethat.Goldfishandhamstersandwhitemiceandeventhelittleseedintheplasticcup—theyalldie.Sodowe.
AndthenrememberthebookaboutDickandJaneandthefirstwordyoulearned,thebiggestwordofall:Look.Everythingyouneedtoknowisintheresomewhere.TheGoldenRuleandloveandbasicsanitation.Ecologyandpoliticsandsaneliving.Thinkofwhatabetterworlditwouldbeifweall—thewholeworld—hadcookiesandmilkabout3o’clockeveryafternoonandthenlaydownwithourblanketsforanap.Orifwehadabasicpolicyinournationstoalwaysputthingsbackwherewefoundthemandcleanedupourownmesses.Anditisstilltrue,nomatterhowoldyouare,whenyougooutintotheworld,itisbettertoholdhandsandsticktogether.
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