Child Quote by Miguel Ruiz
““Children just feel emotions and their reasoning mind doesn’t interpret or question them. This is why children accept certain people and reject other people.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997
Children experience feelings directly, while their developing rational mind does not analyze or doubt those emotions, leading them to accept or reject people based on raw affect.
In simple terms: Kids feel first, think later, so they trust or distrust based on emotion.
Recognize emotional bias in judgments.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- parenting
- education
- team building
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you separate feeling from reasoning?
- When might emotional acceptance be harmful?
Emotions can be misleading without critical reflection.