Ahmed Shaami
When was the last time an infant gazed innocently into your eyes and smiled? Those wide and uncritical eyes have the power to elicit a bliss that eludes you most of the time. It makes your life feel beautiful and worth living for an instant. But as you grow older, worries and concerns brought by life prevent you from enjoying your natural state of happiness.
This state of happiness can be maintained if you learn few things from children. Following are the basic childlike characteristics that you can learn from children to live a happier life:
Not allowing little things to bog your down:
You will never see a child sad for too long because if something doesn’t go as they wanted, they will get interested in the next thing that is in front of them. Upon falling, a child does not feel ashamed but jumps back up. That child continues towards what is most wanted. Once you learn to commit yourself to your goals that way, you will become motivated to focus on what is important instead of thinking about the minor things.
Get that enthusiasm:
Children seldom walk because they always rush towards things that they desire. Instead of paying attention to the path, a child focuses on the destination. This is the kind of enthusiasm you need to have and make you take steps towards your goals.
Be creative:
In a child’s world, there is no such thing as impossible. Their mind is free of any limitations and they think of all kind of possibilities to acquire what they want and to reach where they want to. With age, you develop a mindset where limitations cover your creativity. But if you make your imagination like that of a child, you will see there are no limitations and nothing is impossible to achieve.
Being honest:
Adults struggle with being honest but a child never hesitates to say what is being experienced. If a child doesn’t like something, they will say it out aloud and will never suppress their emotions. This frees them from the burden of hiding their true feelings and desires. Take of the filter and speak up for yourself.
Learn every day:
Learning is considered only valuable for kids because they start their life at the beginning. They learn things as basic as letters and numbers and gain more information through their years of education. But information and knowledge has no limit, not being in school does not mean that there is nothing left to learn. You can learn a lot even after your education years. Learn things on daily basis by talking to someone you usually don’t, learning a new language, watching documentaries, and trying on activities you have always been curious about.
Free from differences:
One thing that makes children live their life happily is that they are free from the issues of race, gender, or status. All they see in meeting new people is their potential friends, love, and kindness. This is the basic and most important concept of humanity which people usually forget as they become older. Live a life free of discrimination no matter what kind of people you deal with. Respect everyone no matter how rich or poor they are. Love everyone wherever you go and you will see the world becoming a beautiful place to life.
