--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: They are almost like mentally challenged…" description: "\"“They are almost like mentally challenged children who go on playing with teddy bears even as they age. Your teddy bears can change their shape: somebo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/osho-519_children_they-are-almost-like-mentally-challenged_1290652.jpg" --- # They are almost like mentally challenged children who go… ![“They are almost like mentally challenged children who go on playing with teddy bears even as they age. Your teddy bears can change their shape: somebody’s teddy bear is money and somebody’s teddy bears are women, and somebody’s teddy bears are men. But whatever you are doing—and you are feeling…” quote by Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/osho-519_children_they-are-almost-like-mentally-challenged_1290652.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/osho-519_children_they-are-almost-like-mentally-challenged_1290652.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/osho-519_children_they-are-almost-like-mentally-challenged_1290652.jpg) > ““They are almost like mentally challenged children who go on playing with teddy bears even as they age. Your teddy bears can change their shape: somebody’s teddy bear is money and somebody’s teddy bears are women, and somebody’s teddy bears are men. But whatever you are doing—and you are feeling very happy that money is accumulating, that you have found a new girlfriend, that you are promoted to a higher position—you are utterly happy. Unless you are stupid it is not possible. A man of intelligence will be able to see without fail that all these small things of life are preventing you from the beyond. They keep you engaged here, which is not your home. They keep you engaged in a life which is going to end up in a graveyard.”” [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. People cling to material comforts and relationships as distractions, preventing deeper spiritual awareness and the realization of life's true purpose. **In simple terms:** Material attachments block spiritual insight. Key Takeaway Recognize and release distractions. Themes spirituality materialism distraction Mood reflective serious Type philosophical spiritual When to use this quote - career pursuit - relationship focus - wealth accumulation - status seeking - personal growth Key Concepts attachment illusion ego Questions to Reflect On - What attachments are you holding onto? - How might letting go change your perspective? 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