isolation

the past week we discussed feral children. I found this disturbing but quite enticing. When i say enticing i dont mean that i liked what i saw or heard but it was entriging and i was almost in awe watching these children behave like animals or creatures that I thought was never possible to see from a human. One girl acted like a dog and another boy acted like a human. The most frightening case was the story of the girl called genie who was locked in her room tied to a potty chair for what seemed like ever. She had no interaction with her family or humans ingeneral. It made me stop and think how much different my life would be if i were kept locked up and didnt have the influence of my family. It is scary to think of even being in that situation. and also very hard to believe because of the nuturing, loving family i grew up with. but i would be a totally different person. This made me realize how much my family friends and the world around me has an impact on the person i am today.