Optimal Storytelling Strategies for Children

Young children at around the elementary school level should be told stories of complete kindness. Afterward, more naturally, they should be given stories in which evil is on par with good, i.e., stories where good wins and evil retreats. When a child matures, they can read stories where evil prevails.

This process gradually transitions from fairy tales to real life, where evil wins. Children need to learn not to oppose evil, because doing so will invite problems for themselves. They need to learn that evil wins, but they should remain on the sidelines. At no point should children engage in the fight against evil.

The progression from children being small and gentle, where we do not want to scare them, through introducing them to evil but in a way where good wins, so they would side with good, and then the drastic turnaround—where evil prevails—is one where at the third stage, we show children that there is good and evil in our world, and we need to stay away from evil.

At the third stage, the children need to understand that the world is full of evil and that they must avoid it, turn away, step back, and distance themselves from it.

After the third stage comes a further stage in which the children engage in evil and use it for their own selfish ends, such as to advance their careers and to acquire respect, fame, and control, in varying degrees. That is, our little protagonists, who begin their lives as pure beings, end up climbing the ladder of society, building themselves by trampling on others.

We have not reached the stage after that one yet. But at the boundary of our current stage, we must conclude that we cannot continue living in such a distorted world where our egos lead us to build ourselves on the ruin of one another. We then have no choice but to try to distance ourselves from this world as much as possible, because we still have to exist, provide for our families, and so on. But we live our lives immersed in this major problem.

That is, if we reach the latter conclusion, then we realize that there is a tug-of-war of money and power interests behind the various beliefs we are fed, from which we need to distance ourselves. When we reach that realization, we encounter the questions: What is the right way to distance ourselves from this paid-for world? What should we surround ourselves with to detach from these power struggles that infiltrate our minds?

We should find hobbies and interests we enjoy beyond our work and home lives. I remember having a neighbor who was into woodworking. It was his main interest in life. He spent a lot of time, thought, and effort searching for various kinds of wood and logs. He worked on them, making birdhouses, other crafts, and furniture. It worked for him. As long as the hobby brings no harm to others, then it is indeed beneficial.

If we take it a step further, then such engagements will bring people closer to their souls. In the case of my neighbor, who immersed himself in woodworking, even this basic hobby softened his soul, bringing satisfaction to his life.

If deeper existential questions start bothering us, such as “What is the meaning of life?” “What happens when we die?” “Where are we from?” “Where are we headed?” “What is reality?” “Who are we?” and “Why is there so much suffering in the world?” Then, there is further development we can pursue, for instance, by engaging with the Kabbalistic method. But if we are not attracted to existential questions, then delving into various hobbies and interests would suffice for the level of development of our souls.

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