Three Lessons We Should Learn From Children (Composition Blog) - Vy

By Vy

Vy's son, who always thinks he's a T-Rex

 We often think that children, whose souls and personalities are still incomplete, need to receive guidance from adults to grow up in the best direction. However, sometimes it is adults, who seem to have a lot of life skills, that need to learn from the simple thinking and innocent souls of children. Here are the three simplest and closest things that kids can teach us about life.

The first thing we can learn from children is carefree self-expression in a very natural and

comfortable way. Children are not afraid to be judged when they always ask thousands of

questions about everything in the world and say what they think in public. Therefore, children

can learn very quickly because they are always ready to absorb new things.

The importance of daring to dream and have big ideas without hesitation or fear is another great thing that kids can show us. When being asked what they want to be when they grow up,

children will give many answers like "a doctor who can cure all diseases," "an astronaut in

space," "a president of the whole universe," or “a Tyrannosaurus Rex!” Those big and somewhat "surreal" dreams of them best reflect their interests and personalities.

We also can learn the value of generosity and tolerance from the unconditional love and

forgiveness of innocent children. Children don't think too much, don't struggle with their self-esteem, don't scold, don't dig up old stories, and don't accuse each other. Children often quarrel, but when they have said all their frustrations, everything for them seems to have never happened.

French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote in his book, Le Petit Prince, that, "All grown-ups were once children… but only a few of them remember it." Adults, instead of chasing after busy and anxious lives, should relearn how to live like the children they used to be. Living with a child's perspective and soul will bring happiness to every single day.