Thursday 30 June 2011

Sweets

Mr. Gurdjieff always carried sweets for children in his pockets.
These were a rare and special treat after the war.
He would reprimand parents who tried to make their children say
a mechanical "Thankyou". He saw that the parents, even unconsciously,
were already handing their child a "mask" of personality.
Making the child a functioning, well-behaved robot, his task was to make people free.
He especially loved children and animals,

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