Well, after a lot of thinking and rethinking, after a lot of going back and forth, I have finally managed to start blogging. Now that the pen has hit the paper (or I guess it should be the fingers have hit the keys), there is no going back!
Why is it that the first step is always so difficult? Why is it that as adults, we hesitate take the plunge? Is it starting trouble or is it just fear that holds us back- fear of being judged by others? Or is it the inability to overcome our inhibitions? Anyway, whatever it is, it definitely has a strong influence!
In this front, I guess we need to learn quite a bit from our children. They are able to say and do things spontaneously. I experienced this at the Theatre Workshop that my daughter attended during the summer holidays. On their last day, all the parents were invited to a presentation put up by the children to understand and appreciate the various learnings from their Arabian Nights workshop. We watched them perform a few scenes from Aladdin & the Magic Lamp and Ali Baba and Forty Thieves. The children did a wonderful job and towards the end of the session, their instructor asked them to share their experience at the workshop. Without hesitation, (and even before I could blink twice), my 10 year old daughter raised her hand and spoke about the great time that she had had at the workshop and went on to thank the instructor and her parents (that's me and my husband) for enrolling her in the workshop!! I was stunned and amazed! Similarly, after quite a few children had spoken, the facilitator asked if any of the parents had anything to say. Well, you can guess what the scene was. Pin-drop silence - I was busy ironing out a non-existent crease in my dress and I don't think I even heard my neighbouring parent breathe lest she be selected to speak! It was mind-boggling to see how a simple sentence as "would you like to say something" evoked frightening reactions in us parents while the children opened up beautifully!!
Well, that's the first learning - keep the mind open and do not fear to make a mistake (or a fool of yourself). The idea is to just have fun!
Yes, we should be more open & fun loving like our children but we should also as parent continue to help them to be more like this & simple as they grow up.......
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The innocence of children is something which has always made me feel the need to get to the basics. Basics in expressing the feelings, basics in simplifying life and in having fun when doing mundane activities. Kids were having fun in our backyard scrubbing the cement deck today and were having so much fun pouring water, soap and brushing the same spot a 100 times over(while the other 90 percent of the yard was left to hang itself). would I have fun doing this?
ReplyDeletePlaying with children is always something which I love to do but my mind constantly battles between sitting on the couch eating potato chips, watching TV versus playing tag with them. My rules they find too hard to follow and their rules bore me. Low threshold of patience and a dose of laziness make me feel guilty after I said no to their playing.LOL!
It would be cool to go back to childhood but I guess god made us be grownups for a reason! Now what reason would that be I wonder…
Indu and Shiba, totally agree with the two of you. No wonder spending time with kids is called "quality" time!
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