Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Sadly, raising children whose inner selves are well-developed means that a fair number of them on the natural distribution are going to utterly lack any sort of killer instinct.

In the world as it is now, being the parent to such a child is a fairly unnerving experience. One does fear that they are, metaphorically speaking, anyway-- Babes in the Woods.

Because they really WILL be taken advantage of, or even harmed, before they will sacrifice their principles.

On the one hand, the world desperately needs more people like that in it. On the other, as a parent, you spend a lot of time terribly frightened for such children.

Middle roads are OK. One might be able to train a person with principles and perspective who is also canny enough to not be taken advantage of.

May it be so.