My personal censorship board

This post is dedicated to my senior, who is leaving soon.. *boo hoo hoo...*

My senior is very protective of me. He filters conversations before they reach my ears. It is in this manner that the words spoken by the people around us reach my ears as an unintelligible sound (to me at least; I believe it is known as Cantonese). Sometimes he will relent and translate to me what they mean. But sometimes...he is unshakeable and I will never find out what they are talking about.

He tells me that it is for my own good. He says that there are many bad people in the world...and that I should be protected from this kind of people. But, I ask him, how do I know who are the bad guys if I don't know what bad words to look out for? (and this is where someone else chips in and says that I need to bring a bodyguard wherever I go...for this filtering purpose. But bodyguards are not easily found, and they are not available 24/7, either...)

Here's the thing. We need to know bad things. Just because we don't know something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And isn't it better to find out the worst from someone who cares, so that we are then prepared for all eventuality, rather than to discover something when it is too late?

Isn't "PG" aka "parental guidance" in movie ratings all about that?

Note: It was actually my senior who suggested that I write about this "filtering"...without censoring me. And...take it with a pinch of salt, my dears ;)