On 4/17/2013 5:11 AM, sf wrote:
> "All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten"
> by Robert Fulghum
>
> Most of what I really need
> To know about how to live
> And what to do and how to be
> I learned in kindergarten.
> Wisdom was not at the top
> Of the graduate school mountain,
> But there in the sandpile at Sunday school.
>
> These are the things I learned:
>
> Share everything.
> Play fair.
> Don't hit people.
> Put things back where you found them.
> Clean up your own mess.
> Don't take things that aren't yours.
> Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
> Wash your hands before you eat.
> Flush.
> Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
> Live a balanced life -
> Learn some and think some
> And draw and paint and sing and dance
> And play and work everyday some.
> Take a nap every afternoon.
> When you go out into the world,
> Watch out for traffic,
> Hold hands and stick together.
> Be aware of wonder.
>

My guess is that your core values are set at a fairly early age - 6 or
thereabouts.