"Every human being is always in a process of growth, therefore we cannot reject it. But there are some who are so alien, so distant in their condition, that you cannot speak to them other than to children, loving them, respecting them, protecting them, but without putting yourself on an equal footing with them, without to ask them to understand what they cannot understand. One thing makes it difficult to communicate with them, the fact that instead of the desire for knowledge, the sincerity that children have, these other children are indifferent, they deny what they don't understand and above all they are very confident.
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Author
Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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Every human being is always in a process of growth, therefore we cannot reject it. But there are some who are so alien, so distant in their condition, that you cannot speak to them other than to children, loving them, respecting them, protecting them, but without putting yourself on an equal footing with them, without to ask them to understand what they cannot understand. One thing makes it difficult to communicate with them, the fact that instead of the desire for knowledge, the sincerity that children have, these other children are indifferent, they deny what they don't understand and above all they are very confident.
""Fiecare om se află mereu într-un proces de creștere, de aceea nu-l putem respinge. Dar există unii atât de străini, de distanți în starea în care se găsesc, încât nu le poți vorbi altfel decât copiilor, iubindu-i, respectându-i, protejându-i, dar fără să te pui pe picior de egalitate cu ei, fără să le ceri să înțeleagă ce nu pot înțelege. Un singur lucru îngreunează comunicarea cu ei, faptul că în locul dorinței de cunoaștere, a sincerității pe care o au copiii, acești altfel de copii sunt indiferenți, neagă ce nu înțeleg și mai ales sunt foarte încrezuți."