Children, from the time they are born, learn from everyone and everything around them; they learn how to walk and talk from observing their parents or from watching people outside. The human brain can absorb an abundance amount of knowledge when we are young, but sometimes children witness bad behavior, which they then pick up as they grow. Montesquieu could not have stated it more perfectly than when he said that children are born not having any views on life and, therefore, have no ugly or kind personalities. It is not until they grow up, and are tainted by the adults around them; adults who have taught them to be the way they are, whether that be bratty or nice, and formed them into the people they will become. The children who are brought up, without a “normal” childhood, are the one’s who will truly see the world. …show more content…
It was their easy way of avoiding boredom. However, most of today’s children chose to spend their time inside and play on their phones, watch tv, or explore the internet. Even though the time frame is different, David Sedaris clearly shows, in his essay, Us and Them, the difference between children who are not given the opportunity of witnessing the false world that television creates, and the children who are given the “normal” childhood. Sedaris explains that he, himself, was subjected to the normal american lifestyle, but that he was enamored with his neighbors, who were considered odd and strange, because they did not have a television. He saw them as a mystery, because the way they chose to live their lives was completely different than his. Most children see things that they cannot obtain as being mysterious because it is unknown territory for