What is innocence?

international | rights, freedoms and repression | opinion/analysis Tuesday December 28, 2004 12:38 by iosaf

a reflection on innocence.

As many Irish parents enjoyed their christmas giving presents to their offspring, I presume they felt secure that their innocence may allow them to grow, to enjoy "a good education" to become participative in their society, to the betterment of themselves.and maybe (hopefully) others as well.

And on the way naturally rebellion.
and little knocks.
and studying hard or not at all.

And little hurts-
And little laughs.
And belief.
in so many things which are wonderful.

Innocence is difficult to explain. As difficult as "luck" or "belief" but it is a concept common to all people be they humanist, christian, muslim, budhist, jewish. We all believe in "innocence". Hence I suppose we all believe in "guilt". Yet according to all beliefs, humanist, christian, muslim, budhist, jewish we are all guilty. Therein lies the mystery of redemption.
Some say they were "lucky" to have an innocent childhood. And most seem to agree.

the Internet may offer humanity a tool to grow and prosper and to learn and share the highest of our achievements. Or it may accelerate the decadence which resulted from the victory of a certain kind of mind after a century of inhuman conflict.

it is my opinion that many of us have to think carefully of the role played by new technology in the preservation or ending of innocence as perhaps any "thirty something" as a child was told not to read certain books or got to certian movies.

In time we did, of course we did.

But then in time we were glad we hadn't before.

Innocence is maybe about Taboo.