As a child learning to walk falls a thousand times before he can stand, and after that falls again and again until at last he can walk, so are we as little children before God. Bowl of Saki, November 7, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Man is limited in his thought, in his speech, in his action. Therefore naturally he is liable to follies and errors, and his progress through life can only be made as a little child learns to walk. The child falls a thousand times before he... Sign in to see full entry.