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Introduction:HowtoApproachMeaning?
Whenthechildwasachild
Itdidn’tknowthatitwasachild,
Everythingwasfulloflife,
Andalllifewasone.
Whenthechildwasachild,
Ithadnoopinionaboutanything,
Hadnohabits,
Itofensatcross-legged,
Tookofrunning,
Hadacowlickinitshair,
andmadenofaceswhenphotographed.
Whenthechildwasachild
Itwasthetimeforthesequestions:
WhyamIme,andwhynotyou?
WhyamIhereandwhynotthere?
Whendidtimebeginandwherethespaceends?
Islifeunderthesunnotjustadream?
IswhatIseeandhearandsmell
Notjustillusionofaworldbeforetheworld?
PeterHandke,SongofChildhood[excerpt]
From:WimWenders,DerHimmelüberBerlin
Whenachildisborn,somethingremarkablehappens.Aparentoracaretaker
canobservehownewdomainsofmeaningsemergeinthecourseofchild’sdevelop-
ment.Techildseeksforthewarmnessofhermother’sbody,shereactstosound
andlight,sheinstinctivelybeginssuckingwhenhermouthistouched.Selected
environmentalfactorsaretransformedbythechild’sbodyintheprocessesofself-