It has been said in recent times that alternative visions of the human future must derive their ideas of spontaneity and play from the child. Implied in this very proposal is the tragedy of Western adulthood which has banished spontaneity and play to a small reservation called childhood, to protect the adult world from contamination.

— Ashis Nandy Traditions, Tyranny and Utopias: Essays in the Politics of Awareness (1987)

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