I love being around kids. They teach you so so much more than an old sage or a priest ever can. By saying things you don't understand, things that you don't NEED to comprehend or decode to understand. They make life's greatest problems look simple.. just by smiling.
You see them being so happy, with themselves. Truly creating something of their own. Like dragging a chair or kicking a football was the best thing they ever did in life. That's all they need. They don't need another person to tell them to have fun. They don't have to go to parties in order to lighten up. They don't have wait for that one approving nod or fake compliment to feel good about themselves. About life. They're not busy pitting themselves against others, comparing and thinking that what they have within themselves is never enough.
When was the last time we did that? Did something we truly WANTED to? Not because it was needed, not because we had to, not because someone told us to. We go around pinning our hopes to find happiness when our Mr. Right comes along. We go around waiting to be noticed, wanting to be accepted.
And we lose ourselves. We lose the innocent child in us. We let the world decide what we are, what we can become. If they think we are ugly, oh we must be. If they say something is impossible, they can't be wrong! If they say, "Wow! You're awesome!", we automatically feel that way.
And we lose the belief that .. Hey, maybe, I can be as happy as I want to, on my own. That hey.. I can pick up a guitar and make music. I can put on the sports shoes and play football, even if I am a girl. I can take the stage and sing, even if I sound like a frog. Because that's who I want to be. That's who everyone can be.
As children, we always wanted to be a Superhero. As children, we already were. And we still are, we still can be. Anything we want to be.
We can be a Superhero without needing a cape or red underwear. We can sing as badly and as loudly as we want to. (I like Rebecca Black at this moment.)
Why the hell do we have to excel at something to do it? If we don't even try, how will we ever even know whether we have the potential to excel?
Sometimes it's not about topping a subject, but truly wanting to learn it. Sometimes it's not about being perfect or correct.
Sometimes, it's just about BEING.
