An unfulfilled duty to our children

Afterwards, when we had somewhat matured, deemed worthy of wielding pens which left permanent stains on our notebooks, could the men, the "sirs," be bothered to interact with us. It truly boggles the mind that, year on year, we create a budget that promises prosperity, but ignores the very ground on which prosperity is built, ignoring the very "A for apple, B for ball" Silencer was so eager to dismiss, ignoring perhaps the most overused axiom of our childhoods -