Wendy K. Laidlaw

And the only place to go is inside.

Still, we have to recall what all the old stories say.

One of the modern theories is that a person enters the world with a blank soul.

Right.

called tabula rasa, was the Latin term, tabula rasa.

But it's not a very good theory.

All cultures used to know each child comes in gifted and aimed.

gifts to give, abilities.

I call them the genius qualities.

And it's not just that they have it, but it gives them an aim in life and having a purpose in life, which is not like having a career in life.

A career is a choice.

A purpose means you're chosen.

They're different things.

And to get through the world now and to raise our children now, they say that a child coming into the world now is going to have five, six or seven careers because the world is changing.

All the people that thought they were going to have a lifelong job because they learned, what do they call that?

Coding.

Everybody was learning that.

That's gone.

AI is taking all those jobs.

That's how the world is now.