Explain, "The Child is the Father of the Man."

Hi,

"The Child is the Father of the Man." is a very interesting sentence since it is polysemic. However I will try to develop only one of its aspects here. We can suggest that The Child is a silent figure, the act of speaking being a kind of liberation i.e. a kind of lie. (because we cannot reach objectivity properly speaking)

The Child (as a symbol) does not lie. This symbol can be construed as the quintessence of man, as his uplifted soul, as the climax of consciousness. Then we might say that "The Child" is a purified image of man. It is widely known that (more often than not) a good child becomes a good man, a good husband and a good father. Out of hand we can notice that there is an everlasting chain of three figures: (Child --> Husband --> Father) which are intrinsically connected to each other.

My answer is rather uncomplete however I hope it will be useful.

Best,

@ZacEgs