Uncertainty in Early Life – Implications for the Future

Uncertainty is the driving force of modern society and its source of
energy. The existence of uncertainty in life, and the need and difficulty in
evaluating it, are the basic conditions of our consciousness which we must learn
to know and live with. The purpose of this article is to examine the time in life
when, during normal development, the child begins to experience personal
uncertainty and what the future consequences are. A case is presented of a child
born prematurely and underweight.