Please help on explaining.. .?

Question

a child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark

what does that mean to you?

Answer 1

It probably means that everything interferes on a child's formation, that means, the child's adult personality will be based on things that happened in his/her life when s/he was a child. For instance, if the child was exposed to violence during the childhood s/he may become a violent adult.

That's it, I hope I've explained it well. Bye.

Answer 2

t means that everything that the paper comes in contact with. Marks it in someway.     Just as every person that a human comes in contact with will mark(affect) it's life