It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly.
Nature is the mother and the habitat of man even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home.
If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business because we'd be cynical. Well that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.