“Kids could also be small, however their knowledge is commonly better than our years.”
Children are magic.
I didn’t at all times see it that manner.
For a very long time, I barely spent an hour a day with my daughters. My spouse cherished internet hosting pals with their youngsters, however I usually discovered the noise, the chaos, and the wild vitality overwhelming.
In truth, I didn’t have a lot expertise with youngsters — and I didn’t assume I wanted it.
That’s, till the day my daughters stopped eager to spend time with me.
That second broke one thing in me.
And it turned the turning level — the one which made me determine to indicate up, not simply bodily, however totally.
Not simply “there” — however with them.
What occurred subsequent modified my life.
I started to actually see them. Two utterly distinctive souls.
One is creative and expressive — the type of spirit that turns feelings into colours and tales. The opposite is deeply curious, at all times asking how issues are made — not simply what they’re, however why somebody imagined them within the first place.
Their questions usually go away me speechless.
Over time, I finished seeing youngsters as a distraction.
I began seeing them as lecturers.
Now I imagine youngsters perceive life — and even management — higher than many adults.
They’re intuitive. Trustworthy. Imaginative. Fearless.
They take up every part round them — however with out the filters and fears we collect over time. They haven’t but discovered to restrict themselves.
And if you actually watch them — how they play, how they converse their fact, how they create with out concern — you understand:
There’s a type of knowledge there that we, as adults, spend years attempting to reclaim.