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ones. No worries to trouble us, no anxiety for a tree in a deforested land.
the future, no responsibilities either. In later life,
we escape to these sunny days when we are References
feeling down. But childhood is a haven only if
we were part of the lucky half of society. The 1. The Mother. Mother’s Agenda, Volume 8. Paris:
rest have a scary memory they are running Insitut de Recherches Évolutives; English
away from. Imagine the power of this single Translation, 1980, p. 71.
memory, which has changed the course of the
rest of their life. Imagine the magnitude of 2. Ibid., p. 165.
helplessness they drag around. Even if they are
in control as adults, they feel powerless. If you 3. The Mother. Mother’s Agenda, Volume 4. Paris:
are in a position to prevent this from happening Institut de Recherches Évolutives; English
to a single child, just do it. You will have planted Translation, 1979, pp. 31-2.

Lopa Mukherjee is a writer and documentary maker of educational and spiritual topics, and is a psychology
student in San Francisco, California.

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