Generally with age people seem to preserve the "bad" side of a child in themselves - being completely naive towards things that may hurt them badly, they keep on consuming "the perfect pesticide" and pretend they are happy with it. While the "good" side of a child - curiosity, energy, thurst for knowledge - seems to die off in many people way too quickly, all that remains for them is recalling "the days of wonderful delight of all the things we might be"
Generally with age people seem to preserve the "bad" side of a child in themselves - being completely naive towards things that may hurt them badly, they keep on consuming "the perfect pesticide" and pretend they are happy with it. While the "good" side of a child - curiosity, energy, thurst for knowledge - seems to die off in many people way too quickly, all that remains for them is recalling "the days of wonderful delight of all the things we might be"