Can/Should
A perspective of reasonable import in the attainment of the faculties of maturity (a matter of significant import) can be understood from the perspective of can vs. should. Can I have another scoop of ice-cream? The subject is I , the object is ice-cream and the action is a request to a higher authority. Based on how you read the question, what your particular circumstances of upbringing is and what mood you are currently in, you may arrive at the same image as I: that a child is asking for additional indulgence from a parent. The power structure present here (commonly portrayed with much more familial flair) is of a dependent who has yet to grapple with the convoluted vagaries of the world, and a more experienced authority figure with seemingly infinite knowledge of right and wrong. Should I give him another scoop of ice-cream? Such is a possible thought that will run through the parents mind before deciding to provide or deny the creamy indulgence. The subject and o...
