Becoming Like the Little Children

In my last post I suggested it was obvious why Jesus would say 'become like the little children.'  Well, maybe it isn't obvious.  Ramana Maharshi is of considerable help here.  In his large collection of Satsang, Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, p. 3, he says in response to being asked why a Sage is like a little child:  "A child and a Sage (jnani, or, yogi of knowledge) are similar in a way.  Incidents interest a child only so long as they last.  It ceases to think of them after they have passed away.  So then, it is apparent that they do not leave any impression on the child and the child is not affected by them mentally.  So it is with the Sage."