We played WWE, swung on monkey bars, and played football on the street, all without a second thought.Fearless in our curiosity, we used to get stuck in obscure spaces, we used to chase butterflies hoping they’d lead us to where the fairies reside. We were enchanted by endless possibilities, believing, dreaming and knowing that everything is possible. Unstoppable with no sense of danger. Remember? We were young, carefree and blissed out.As adults, we are cautious because of social norms and even the fear of the unknown. Possibly, we are just a little too cautious. We lose our creativity, itself rooted in innocent imagination, in the little kingdoms that we conjure up in our minds as children. Where has this all gone?Is it too late? What if we brought dragons back to life and trained them now?The resilience we build is nurtured by our ability to use our optimism to bounce back, staying motivated and looking on the bright side of things. This is even when facing obstacles.Bring back - literal or proverbial - that joyous laughter of roller skating and feeling the wind in your hair after getting up with a knee scrape, undeterred by your potential fall. And even if you do fall, you just get back up and keep going.No matter how far we go into our years, no matter how much we fall, we must always keep our inner child alive. Play, be curious, adaptable, and resilient.Be childlike, always. Never stop chasing butterflies.
We played WWE, swung on monkey bars, and played football on the street, all without a second thought.Fearless in our curiosity, we used to get stuck in obscure spaces, we used to chase butterflies hoping they’d lead us to where the fairies reside. We were enchanted by endless possibilities, believing, dreaming and knowing that everything is possible. Unstoppable with no sense of danger. Remember? We were young, carefree and blissed out.As adults, we are cautious because of social norms and even the fear of the unknown. Possibly, we are just a little too cautious. We lose our creativity, itself rooted in innocent imagination, in the little kingdoms that we conjure up in our minds as children. Where has this all gone?Is it too late? What if we brought dragons back to life and trained them now?The resilience we build is nurtured by our ability to use our optimism to bounce back, staying motivated and looking on the bright side of things. This is even when facing obstacles.Bring back - literal or proverbial - that joyous laughter of roller skating and feeling the wind in your hair after getting up with a knee scrape, undeterred by your potential fall. And even if you do fall, you just get back up and keep going.No matter how far we go into our years, no matter how much we fall, we must always keep our inner child alive. Play, be curious, adaptable, and resilient.Be childlike, always. Never stop chasing butterflies.
