bph: Being child like

It was Children's day, and as I am around children all the time, the excitement was even more. It is said that we become like the people we are surrounded by. I am not sure how true this is, but we definitely get influenced or affected by the people we are with.

What does being like a child mean? What does "keeping the child in us alive" mean? Is it even necessary to be like a child or keep our inner child alive?

Aren't children the purest form of humanity?

Aren't children the most innocent?

Aren't children the most curious?

Don't children forget and forgive in a jiffy?

Children are probably the only versions of humans living in the present

Aren't children the most authentic version of life

Children get excited at every little thing

Children are happy for no reason

Children are playful

I had a very sweet and interesting conversation with a new friend yesterday. We were talking about 'learning' and 'procrastination'. It reminded me of how as we grow up, we hesitate to learn new things (even though we know we love doing that) and as a result prefer to procrastinate. Children on the other hand want to do things or learn new things (that they love) immediately.

Children hardly have filters. They think, speak, and act according to their true nature without any pretense.

Let us try and ignite the child that we once were!

Let us forget the past! (because it doesn't exist)

Let us not think about tomorrow!

Let us live for today!

Let us keep learning something new everyday!

Let us find joy in everything we do!

Let us be happy for no reason!

Let us be in awe of everything!

Let us bring the child-like excitement into every single thing we do!