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At the end of the section , Thoreau appears to be saying that a baby is wiser than an adult. Why? How? What does he mean?

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Adults lose their sense of wonder. While adults can see nature, they never truly appreciate it the way a child does. A child sees with their heart, as well as their eyes. They have not yet taken the beauty of nature for granted, making them wiser. (Hopefully this is about the one I think it is lol)
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