Have you ever thought that you deserve a happier life than this? Yes.You are. Just follow children's top secrets to make your life a happier one. Well. Don't laugh at me for saying that. But have you ever seen a child who wears a worrying face over a long time? I too haven't .I am wondering about their behaviors. May be they are the happiest creatures on the planet. Why don't they worry about tings like we do? Why don't they suffer from stress or depression? How can they be always seen with those curious, smiling faces? Here are the top-secrets which I have found among children whilst in quest of spices we need to add up to the soup of life to get best essence out of it.
1.They know how to get happiness out even from simplest things.
Most of us are striving to find happiness in our day to day life and we spend lot of bucks on that. But children are specialists of finding happiness from simple things. You'll say " They are just kids. What do they know about the life?" It's true that they are just kids but at leas they know that it's something to feel( not to suffer). As we grow older, we start to struggle with the life and our own problems. Our desires become complicated and we are not satisfied anymore from simple things like moon light or a slab of chocolate. See this picture.
I took this photo of my little cousin brother while we were on a journey. Can you see the smile on his face? Can you see his happiness? It was just for two packets of biscuits that he loved. He has neither much hopes nor burning desires. Why we can't feel the joy of sunrise, music of singing birds or clouds in the clear blue sky?2.They cry for a while and let sorrows go forever.
Grieves and sorrows... We know how much they love us. Because they come to stay in our minds and never leave us though we need them to. No one has found a remedy against these diseases. I mean we can't eliminate them.So what do we do? When we have to face such incidents most of us try to bear it up through our gritted teeth but we never gonna quit worrying even after some time.
But behold a child's behavior. They cry until their sorrows get faded, until they get satisfied and after that they never worry about the things which made them suffer anymore. Never ending smiles can be seen again in their faces. See how simply they handle the difficult situations?
3. They don't worry about the days that have passed or days which have to come.
Well. I haven't seen a child who was crying for his toys which were broken some time ago. After a cry which suits to the situation they continue with their flow of joy. And I don't think that you know about a child who is worrying about the things he is gonna do if someday his parents quit buying him cookies that he love. They are wise enough to not to worry about things which has happened already which can't be undone or about the things which never happen yet.
But what about us? If you jot down our most recent worries, you'll see that most of them belong to the categories called 'past' and 'future'.
Don't let worries of days that have passed or days which have to come to leak through your umbrella and wet you. Just live in the moment. Then joyful days will come on your way.
4. They don't allocate their memory locations to keep grudges.
In adult's world, there's a room for hate and grudge. They stumble at forgiving even though neither of them perfect to not to happen any mistakes. They try to get revenge and they do not forget a thing easily. Jealousy exists among them that is why they can't be happy at happiness of others. Sometimes they get armed against their own men for the sake of religions which do not exist forever. And sometimes their fists are clenched due to poor concepts so called rationalism.
Put your glasses away and peep into the children's world. They want to play with any child despite their skin color or other things. They don't bother to care at all. And they play, they fight but after few minutes again they are friends.No grudges. No one hates. See how amazing they are?
See how many top secrets they have :) .No wonder how they are living so happy in this jungle of life. But the unpleasant thing is one day they too will be grown into adults and their secrets of happiness will be buried with their childhood. But if you care enough to be childish, ( I mean to think about these facts and get them added to your lives. he hee...) I assure all of us will live a happier life than this.
N.B - If you come across more top secrets than this please feel free to drop them in the comments section so that other readers will too aware of them. And other comments too are welcome :)
photo is by Kumi
Grieves and sorrows... We know how much they love us. Because they come to stay in our minds and never leave us though we need them to. No one has found a remedy against these diseases. I mean we can't eliminate them.So what do we do? When we have to face such incidents most of us try to bear it up through our gritted teeth but we never gonna quit worrying even after some time.
But behold a child's behavior. They cry until their sorrows get faded, until they get satisfied and after that they never worry about the things which made them suffer anymore. Never ending smiles can be seen again in their faces. See how simply they handle the difficult situations?
3. They don't worry about the days that have passed or days which have to come.
Well. I haven't seen a child who was crying for his toys which were broken some time ago. After a cry which suits to the situation they continue with their flow of joy. And I don't think that you know about a child who is worrying about the things he is gonna do if someday his parents quit buying him cookies that he love. They are wise enough to not to worry about things which has happened already which can't be undone or about the things which never happen yet.
But what about us? If you jot down our most recent worries, you'll see that most of them belong to the categories called 'past' and 'future'.
Don't let worries of days that have passed or days which have to come to leak through your umbrella and wet you. Just live in the moment. Then joyful days will come on your way.
4. They don't allocate their memory locations to keep grudges.
In adult's world, there's a room for hate and grudge. They stumble at forgiving even though neither of them perfect to not to happen any mistakes. They try to get revenge and they do not forget a thing easily. Jealousy exists among them that is why they can't be happy at happiness of others. Sometimes they get armed against their own men for the sake of religions which do not exist forever. And sometimes their fists are clenched due to poor concepts so called rationalism.
Put your glasses away and peep into the children's world. They want to play with any child despite their skin color or other things. They don't bother to care at all. And they play, they fight but after few minutes again they are friends.No grudges. No one hates. See how amazing they are?
See how many top secrets they have :) .No wonder how they are living so happy in this jungle of life. But the unpleasant thing is one day they too will be grown into adults and their secrets of happiness will be buried with their childhood. But if you care enough to be childish, ( I mean to think about these facts and get them added to your lives. he hee...) I assure all of us will live a happier life than this.
N.B - If you come across more top secrets than this please feel free to drop them in the comments section so that other readers will too aware of them. And other comments too are welcome :)
photo is by Kumi
Hi Vikum,
I always tell everyone that I am still a kid at heart and I have no desire to grow up. If growing up means turning into some cranky pants person, I want nothing do with it. Of course, this is a challenge when at work but I am big believer that we should never ever lose the child that lives in each of us!
Great post!
Hi Vikum,
You've said this so well - as adults, we all too often forget to "be a kid". And for what - for worry, hate, despair, grudges, etc? I think of my youngest son. He can get in trouble (as kids can do) - and we have to reprimand him. As soon as it's over, though, he's forgotten all about me as a mean parent, and he's laughing and having fun with me. Everytime I see that, I am reminded of just how much knowledge of life kids have - and don't even realize it.
Anyway, thanks for this - it's wonderful to be reminded that we CAN be more childlike - in many very great ways!
@ Nadia - Hi Nadia, I'm glad to hear that you are still a kid from your heart.Actually it needs somewhat courage to be like that.But just see the out come.You are actively participating to create a beautiful world which is full of love while living a happier life.
@ Lance - Hi Lance, Yeah.Children don't keep grudges.Just imagine how pure their hearts are? Sometimes doctors recommend heart patients to be with children.Give my kind regards to your cute son.
Hi Vikum
I have a 14 months old, and yes, I totally agree with you. Children are the happiest creature that on earth. They don't have expectation, they live in the moment and don't hang on to things like we do.
When we were young we can't wait to grow up. When we are grown we try to undo what has been done to us. So we can be more child like once again.
Thanks,
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Giovanna,
Oh! really? Give my love to him/her :-). Yeah.If we can undo what has been done to us once we have grown, life would be great.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hi there Vikum - I think you are on to something here! Children live in the moment - they know how they feel and what they want right now, and just act accordingly. We could well take a leaf out of their book!
Cheers - Robin
Hi Vikum,
I've been eagerly awaiting your "next" post, so I can't believe I'm just now discovering this one.
I love your list of top secrets! I agree there is so much we can learn from the little ones.
I would also add that children are accepting (non-judgmental) of others.
Hi Robin,
Absolutely yes.That's the exact word Robin."We could well take a leaf out of their book."
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Have a nice day!
Hi Michael,
Thank you sooo much for reading the stuff I write and giving me courage all the time.
And yeah I agree with you.It's elders who have created all the criteria for judging people.so kids don't bother about such stuff.Quite true.
Have a nice day!
Hi, Vikum! I've always believed that only children are capable of living 100% in the present moment. Too bad they get in such a hurry to grow up! All I want to do is regress to that state of total bliss and freedom.
Thanks for this lovely post!
Hi Lisis,
yeah.Absolutely true.If they know about lives of adults, they'll never think of growing up :)
And Lisis if you find a way to regress, let me know I'm in.
Hello Viks,
You are always there when I need you,
This time from your post!
Thanks!!!
hehe... Thanks a lot for your kind words.
see you again.
Have a nice day!
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