In looking for inspiration for the choosing of an identity, a child will seek the way of life that has most value to it - the identity that holds the most potential enjoyment for the child.

It might seem to you, that many children do not live in a joyous environment, the adults around them are unhappy and that there is little in their immediate environment to inspire a pleasurable identity, based on the examples at hand. However, things are not always what they seem...