A Fresh Start: Cleaning Childhood Bad Records

Childhood is a period of building, and many refer to it as “the foundational stage of life.” At that point, a child is naive; he or she tries things, sometimes out of curiosity and sometimes out of foolishness.

Unfortunately, some of those things become mistakes that cannot be removed. If each of us were given the privilege to return to our childhood, we would trace certain things we did that we wish we had never done.

If only we were mature enough, we probably wouldn't have tried those things. The majority of the traits we possess today are a product of our childhood.

That phase is like a raw material stage, a child carries everything: truth, lies, evil, good, faith, and doubts.

As the child grows, knowledge begins to come, reality begins to unveil, and then he or she begins to edit their lives, throwing what needs to be thrown and continuing to build on what is relevant.

This is why most things children do are not usually considered, because it is believed that the child can't differentiate between good and evil.

They sometimes act based on what they hear or watch. They are usually impulsive; they act without thinking or calculating the consequences.

But our society and religion have been making efforts to ensure that every child and adult grows the right way.

In our various religions, there are several teachings about good and evil, clearly stating the consequences and benefits.

Ideally, a child should not have an excuse for doing wrong, but due to how naive the child's heart is, the tendency to go against this is high.

Their view of life is narrow; they only see the part that they want, the part that interests them, and not the whole picture. You won't blame them, and sometimes you won't blame the parents, either.

A child doesn't know life; he or she thinks everything is like what they watch in movies or read in books. They think the world is in their hands, so they can do whatever they want, and you can do whatever you want, caution them however you want, but they will follow their hearts in the end.

With regard to this, wiping away the crimes committed by a child and allowing him or to have a fresh start as an adult sounds enticing.

There are certain things people naturally stop doing when they grow up. I heard about children who were into alcohol due to wrong exposure while they were growing up, but when they became adults, they quit.

Sometimes, people do things out of ignorance, but when they come to understand, they stop, and it's very common with children. Unfortunately, our society forgives but doesn't forget.

Wiping out childhood crimes and allowing people to start afresh as adults is definitely going to make sense; it will bring fresh hope and give many the room to become even better.

However, since even if the records are taken away, the trauma and effect of the crime would still remain, as it is something internal, then I think removing the record won't change anything.

Had it been, the trauma and the effect would be taken out. I would have said that's redemption, but those records on paper taken out won't do anyone any good; the best is to allow you to gain validation from society, but deep inside, those mistakes will continue to hurt and haunt you.

If everything is not taken out, then it's best to leave it the way it is. Moreover, anyone who wants to be good would be good, and anyone who wants to be evil would be evil regardless of their childhood or past records.

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