Activity 16 The Big Idea Directions: Write about your youth and childhood in 250 words. Exploring and understanding your childhood will teach you how to feel for the "little you," for the bully, for the best friend, for the strict father, for the understanding mother, for the pet dog, for the weird neighbour, for the terror teacher, for the prettiest girl in class, for the boy next door. Such knowledge and empathy will teach you how to write with intelligence, insight, and compassion-things that will always right true. REPOSIC​