An old person must not hesitate to ask a little child the meaning of life.

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An old person must not hesitate to ask a little child the meaning of life, and that person shall live. For many of the first shall be last, and they shall become one.

Source Gospel of Thomas, saying 4 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Gospel of Thomas, even an old and experienced person gains by asking a little child about the meaning of life: the simplicity of the little ones opens the way to true life, and rank fades away when “they shall become one.” Today, truly listen to a child (or to the child in someone): ask a simple question about what makes them happy, and let the answer teach you.

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