Be like children and remember there are four ways to be more like a child no matter how old you get –
1) Curiosity - Be curious. Childish curiosity. Learn to be curious like a child. What will kids do if they want to know something bad enough? You’re right. They will bug you. Kids can ask a million questions. You think they’re through. They’ve got another million. They will keep plaguing you. They can drive you right to the brink.
Also kids use their curiosity to learn. Have you ever noticed that while adults are stepping on ants, children are studying them? A child’s curiosity is what helps them to reach, learn and grow.
2) Excitement - Learn to get excited like a child. There is nothing that has more magic than childish excitement. So excited you hate to go to bed at night. Can’t wait to get up in the morning. So excited that you’re about to explode. How can anyone resist that kind of childish magic? Now, once in awhile I meet someone who says, “Well, I’m a little too mature for all that childish excitement.” Isn’t that pitiful? You’ve got to weep for these kinds of people. All I’ve got to say is, “If you’re too old to get excited, you’re old.” Don’t get that old.
3) Faith - Faith like a child. Faith is childish. How else would you describe it? Some people say, “Let’s be adult about it.” Oh no. No. Adults too often have a tendency to be overly skeptical. Some adults even have a tendency to be cynical. Adults say, “Yeah. I’ve heard that old positive line before. It will be a long day in June before I fall for that positive line. You’ve got to prove to me it’s any good.” See, that’s adult, but kids aren’t that way. Kids think you can get anything. They are really funny. You tell kids, “We’re going to have three swimming pools.” And they say, “Yeah. Three. One each. Stay out of my swimming pool.” See, they start dividing them up right away, but adults are not like that. Adults say, “Three swimming pools? You’re out of your mind. Most people don’t even have one swimming pool. You’ll be lucky to get a tub in the back yard.” You notice the difference? No wonder the master teacher said, “Unless you can become like little children, your chances, they’re skinny.”
4) Trust - Trust is a childish virtue, but it has great merit. Have you heard the expression “sleep like a baby”? That’s it. Childish trust. After you’ve gotten an A+ for the day, leave it in somebody else’s hands.
Curiosity, excitement, faith and trust. Wow, what a powerful combination to bring (back) into our lives.
My view about above topic:
ReplyDeleteWhenever you don't see a solution and everything seems dark, your will is about to break and you are about to abandon your dreams at that time always consult the child in you. When elders evaluate things in perspective of so called practicality and reasonableness your inner child looks around with curiosity with fascination and show you solutions that might seem impractical but if followed they give you courage, trigger your creative thinking and with faith you can achieve whatever you want too.
When we are growing up we are mostly told "stop being like a child" & "behave like elders". With such statements we start ignoring our inner voice and kill our curiosity, so start behaving like elders sober and practical. Always thinking from mind, choosing paths that seems practical and abandon the childish needs and dreams. Result? we our self snatch our right to smile, our right to be happy from inside, our right to turn our dreams into reality & our right to live the life to fullest. We become a sober practical individual whose soul yearns for the real happiness, whose soul cries at the grave of his/her dreams, whose soul dies every moment that is taking his/her away from their trueself.
It is my humble request to all to start listening to your inner voice, be child like, enjoy life, believe in your dreams, have courage to go after them, have courage to turn them into reality no matter how impractical or childish they seem at the first instant because when we will grow old the things that we will regret most are thing that we didn't try, the dreams that were not given even a single chance.
Have a nice day!!!
Aisha Javed