The Wisdom from Little Children

As adults, we have the tendency to hold onto something that should not be held onto.  We held onto the anger, pain, mistakes, grudges, and other negatives that life gives us. Children, on the other hand, have bad days too; they get angry when another kids take their toys away, they get frustrated when their parents refuse to give them the candy they crave, they get irritated when their teacher yells at them.  Children have an innocence that helps them to cope with daily frustrations; this innocence consists of not just pretending nothing happens, but also taking in what happens slightly rather than over thinking it.  As children in the past, we all had this innocence and we lost it as we age; children can handle many setbacks without holding onto them.  Specifically, my nephews are excellent little people who can get over any frustration and move on with life as if nothing happens; I have a ten-year-old and a seven-year-old nephew who bicker numerous times in front of me; they yell, kick, and scream at each other and even at the adults sometimes if they do not get what they want.

As humans, we react whenever something happens; if something bad happens, we get frustrated and if something good happens, we become jubilant and express our feelings by smiling, laughing, getting excited, etc.  But being happy is not always the case in life; we run into problems where we do not expect and they may be beyond our ability to resolve due to our lack of experiences and skills on how to handle it.  The magnitude of the problems children run into is not comparable to adults but we can always learn from how the children respond to the stress and pressure of life.

Here are a few things I learn from watching children go about life:

1. Enjoy every moment. They enjoy their friends' presence and what is in front of them.  They make good use and be creative with what is happening at the moment.

2. They are great learner. They learn by watching; they watch how people respond to things and imitate it.  If they see an adult handling stress in a good approach, then they will imitate that.

3. We can be friends with children.  Teach us how to be open-minded toward different type of age groups; their presence and enthusiasm for life helps us get through the hurdles of life.

4. How to be observant.  Being observant helps us to identify problems and solve them.

5.  How to improvise.  My ten-year-old nephew is a master in this area.  If something happens unexpectedly, he can manipulate the situation and control it rather than letting the situation controls him.

6. How to let go of things.  If children are bothered by something, they easily let go of it and move on to the next.

When life gives us lemon, maybe we should make lemonade and celebrate the sweet things in life and children are perfect creatures who can do this.  People say children should learn from adults, but maybe we should take some time and learn from the children in our house.  Maybe, maybe these little children know something that we don't know on how to deal with life.