I think too many people grow up. Not growing up in the sense that we naturally age, but growing up in that we lose ourselves to what society wants. Society and culture dictate that we go to college, get a 9 to 5 job, work to make money, make money to support a family, have a family with 2.5 children because that's what the U.S. census says is average.
If that's what you want out of life, then by all means go for it. Everyone has their own dream and it's up to each individual to pursue it. It's in the act of pursuing that I think we get lost. We discourage our youth to major in something like religion because it seems pointless. What kind of job are you going to get as a philosophy and religion major? Practicality starts to win out. We end up with mounds of debt hanging above our heads and in desperation we succumb to society.
We lose our "inner child" and become hardened by the realities we face every day. We shouldn't shirk the demands and responsibilities thrust upon us, but I do think we can approach them more like that of a child. I think kids know everything there is to know and we lose it at some point, then spend the rest of our lives trying to find it again.
If that's what you want out of life, then by all means go for it. Everyone has their own dream and it's up to each individual to pursue it. It's in the act of pursuing that I think we get lost. We discourage our youth to major in something like religion because it seems pointless. What kind of job are you going to get as a philosophy and religion major? Practicality starts to win out. We end up with mounds of debt hanging above our heads and in desperation we succumb to society.
We lose our "inner child" and become hardened by the realities we face every day. We shouldn't shirk the demands and responsibilities thrust upon us, but I do think we can approach them more like that of a child. I think kids know everything there is to know and we lose it at some point, then spend the rest of our lives trying to find it again.
To see the world through the eyes of a child would be
astounding. They take concepts adults can’t even grasp and make them
unbelievably simple and explain them so well that they leave you with no doubt
in your mind that they’re correct. They don’t see hate, prejudice, or fear.
They show love, happiness, and friendship. Children are truly our greatest
minds but we don’t acknowledge it. We say "you're twelve! you don't know!" and then have them shut up and sit down. We force them to grow up and they
learn how the “real world” works.
If we were to only hold onto a sliver of who
were as kids, we could make the world such a better place.
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| credit "Love is when you're missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though part of you is missing." -Emma, age 6 |
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