MostofwhatIreallyneedtoknowabouthowtoliveandwhattodoandhowtobe,Ilearnedinkindergarten.Wisdomwasnotatthetopofthegraduatemountain,butthereinthesandboxatnurseryschool.ThesearethethingsIlearned:Shareeverything.Playfair.Don’thitpeople.Putthingsbackwhereyoufoundthem.Cleanupyourownmess.Don’ttakethingsthataren’tyours.Sayyouresorrywhenyouhurtsomebody.Washyourhandsbeforeyoueat.Flushthetoiletafteryou’veusedit.Warmcookiesandcoldmilkaregoodforyou.Liveabalancedlife.Learnsomeandthinksomeanddrawandpaintandsinganddanceandplayandworksomeeveryday.AndthenrememberthebookaboutDickandJaneandthefirstwordyoulearned,thebiggestwordofall:Look.Everythingyouneedtoknowisintheresomewhere.TheGoldenRuleandloveandbasicsanitation.Ecologyandpoliticsandsaneliving.Thinkofwhatabetterworlditwouldbeifweallthewholeworldhadcookiesandmilkabout3o’clockeveryafternoonandthenlaydownwithourblanketsforanap,orifwehadabasicpolicyinournationstoalwaysputthingsbackwherewefoundthemandcleanedupourownmesses.Anditisstilltrue,nomatterhowoldyouare,whenyougooutintotheworld,itisbettertoholdhandsandsticktogether.