Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick
There is one thing I truly love about kids... they know how to have fun! They are wired in a way that they see the opportunity for joy in the moments we see as mediocre; they see magical objects and we see something so plain and a world of possibility when we see one of predictability...
Why did we decide that to grow up we had to loose that, loose the excitement that opens our imagination to see the possibilities? So many parents and teacher focus their energy on helping them grow up and become adults, (which is a good thing don't get me wrong) that sometime they forget that those kids can teach them something in return. The uncomplicated and opportunistic attitudes of kids is something to be admired. I know each time i take my nephews out to a play ground or shop, they become instant friends with whatever kids are around them; or whenever we get the dress ups out at home they become the most powerful power ranger or a scary dinosaur...
In the end i think it comes down to the fact that kids aren't afraid to be themselves and we are told that to be a responsible adult, we are to be reserved, to know our place and stay within the boundary that society says is appropriate. One of my favorite movie quotes is "Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when your born to stand out?" Everyone of us are born to stand out, born for a purpose that only we can fill, not one that can be fulfilled by carbon copies of one mans idea of acceptability.
So stand out! Find the child within you and learn to have fun, to be silly and truly be yourself!
