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[jasonlulu_2000]

Could you paraphrase the following sentence:

The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes that he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.

thanks and happy new year,

[CP]

The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes that he is not alone in the world.
The child three years of age who turns over a stone and sees the little insects, etc. underneath understands that he is not the only living thing on Earth, but rather that other creatures share the planet with him or her.

A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes.When the child sees any small part of the world, such as a few trees on the roadside, filled with little creatures and plants, that can be an entire universe in his eyes.

We really need to value that more.
We should realize that such experiences are good for the child, and so we should think of them as valuable.
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[rice07]

Hi Cp

You do deserve five stars!

But for your explicit explanation ,I'm not aware of what the paragraph would have meant!

Thanks Cp and jasonlulu 2000 for offering us some good replies and posts!

[jasonlulu_2000]

Really appreciate it.