it is not the least of the reasons that the dreadful consequences which flow from the act of murder are because children are the closest of all of us to the lover no one who delights in the effusive,  uncomplicated newness that accompany the experiences of childhood would want to see it end add to a childs character an inpenetrable shyness and a mysterious, alluring smile that infects all who gaze upon it and it will help you to understand god-the god child see also cherub