Many argue that what emotionally
fragile undergrads need to develop some grit, Brooks writes, is to take a few more lumps early in
life,
rather than being constantly protected by helicopter parents.
I believe that we are all born with an intuitive faith in the goodness of
life; but it is a
fragile faith that can be easily lost when we experience cruelty
rather than love, often tragically early in
life, from those whom we intuitive trust and who are often unconsciously passing on their pain to others.