When a mentally retarded child is born, the religious question we often ask is, "Why does God let this happen?" The better question to pose is to ask, "What kind of community should we be so that mental retardation isn't a barrier to the enjoyment of one's full humanity?"
We teach children how to measure and how to weigh. We fail to teach them how to revere, how to sense wonder and awe.
Children need parents who will let them grow up to be themselves, but parents often have personal agendas they try to impose on their children.
The idea is to find some bit of holiness in everything-food, sex, earning and spending money, having children, conversations with friends. Everything can be seen as a miracle, as part of God's plan. When we can truly see this, we nourish our souls.
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