optimistic pessimist
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2008
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- Japanese
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- Japan
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- Japan
Dear all,
The following is a part of a passage written about children's emotional growth.
...With their first lie to their parents, the power balance shifts a little: they now know something their parents don't know. With each new lie they gain a bit more power over the people who believe them. After a while, the ability to lie becomes just another part of their emotional landscape..
What does "emotional landscape mean? If lying is a part of it, what else are other parts?
Thank you!
OP
The following is a part of a passage written about children's emotional growth.
...With their first lie to their parents, the power balance shifts a little: they now know something their parents don't know. With each new lie they gain a bit more power over the people who believe them. After a while, the ability to lie becomes just another part of their emotional landscape..
What does "emotional landscape mean? If lying is a part of it, what else are other parts?
Thank you!
OP
