So there is an imitative period in which the child imitates the actions of his surroundings not because someone tells him to imitate them, but because of an inner urge. This imitation is only seen if the child is free to act. We then see the logic of nature: 1 . To make man stand erect. 2. To make him go around and acquire strength. 3. To make him take in the actions of the people around him.
