January 23, 2012
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A forgotten world
I’m growing up, and one of the most important parts of growing up is to learn what parts of you should never grow up. Here are five attitudes kids have that are important to keep.
Animals. Kids have a deep wonder about animals, and have compassion on them when they are hurt.
Snow. Kids love snow, the earth’s magical wintertime clothing. Adults hate it because it gets on their car and clothes and makes it harder to drive.
Money. Kids don’t think about money. Adults think about money a lot and often forget why they even want it. The point of money is to use it on people, on serving, on the actual goods of life. Money should be thought about as little as possible, as a dirty thought, as an inconvenience to get through.
Strangers. Kids are either shy or excited around strangers. The important thing is to never feel comfortable because you feel superior, or perhaps even worse, to feel nothing at all in the presence of other people.
Goodbyes. As a kid you always hate goodbyes. Friends are everything.
I hate goodbyes. I hate them so much. I think the reason people stop being affected by them is that they think happiness is the goal of life, so you should revise what you think is valuable in the world so that you are happy. If you lower the value of people you’ve said goodbye to, you are happier.
But I don’t think happiness is the goal of life.
Future self. You better still have these attitudes. And if you have kids, make sure they know these things should never be drowned out. That they always have a choice. That people don’t see these things anymore because they have forgotten values they once knew, not because they have found something better that can’t include these things. It is always ok to have these attitudes. It’s important to not grow up all the way.
And if we do, what a world we’ve forgotten.
Comments (8)
So far it’s working for me
I want to rec this again.
wonderful write
yes, indeed.
*happy dance of yay*
The overall message of this post is definitely something worth reminding ones-self with time and again. Thank you for sharing!
Wise words to make us think… Thanks.
“I hate goodbyes. I hate them so much. I think the reason people stop being affected by them is that they think happiness is the goal of life, so you should revise what you think is valuable in the world so that you are happy. If you lower the value of people you’ve said goodbye to, you are happier.”
I think you should read my recent post on friendship. It’s the first one you see on my blog. And yes, I hate goodbyes so much, too.
“But I don’t think happiness is the goal of life.”
I don’t think happiness is the goal of life, either. It is love. And love is so much bigger than happiness, for love encompasses all: happiness, sadness, silence, grief, anger, frustrations, etc.