CLOSER TO THE SOURCE:
WHY I THINK CHILDREN BEAT ADULTS MOST ANY DAY!
I recently had a thought. I want to work with children, ideally, I would love to be a teacher's aide or work for some kind of child advocacy. I love children, I always have. Even when I was a child myself, I adored children younger than me. Lying in bed the other night, I thought "why do I like kids so much?" I mean, most people simply tolerate children. I am the opposite. I adore kids. I think they are the most joyous, wonderful, amazing, smartest and most awesome creatures on Earth. I think they know much more than we give them credit for and have a lot more figured out than we do. I believe children teach us more than we ever teach them. The great thing about kids is that you can't think about yourself. I've heard it said that when you become a parent, this unconditional, undying love and selflessness just pours out of you. I believe that's true. Kids make you stop and think; about so very much. They have a beautiful innocence about them while still having infinite wisdom. They love life. When they're unhappy-they cry or scream. Ok, so those aren't always the greatest moments to be around them, but still, they don't use curse words, they don't get in someone's face and put them down, they don't think "I have to get even," they just release their emotions and let them go. Isn't that fantastic? If only adults were allowed to cry and yell for a few minutes when something troubles them and then let it go. Children are so literal that we often have to explain ourselves tenfolds to them. But, that means that you can't be stupid around a child, because they're not stupid. We are responsible for their well-being and their learning- but they in turn become responsible for our well-being. Think about it, each night, when you tuck a (your) child into bed and they're safe, sound, warm and fed-what else really matters? All of the sudden, the dishes in the sink, the guy who flipped you off that morning in traffic, the deadline you missed at work-none of it matters as long as that child is safe, happy, healthy and fed. Children definately put everything into perspective. When you're around a child-it's so not about you. It can't be. It's about them and their needs and their desires. Your hairstyle and makeup doesn't matter, neither do your worn out shoes or broken nails. Vanity takes a backseat and so does most everything else. I'm not a mother, but I am a big sister. I don't claim to know what it's like to be a mother, and I'm not entirely sure I ever want to be one. What I am sure of is that children are the best! They teach us things we cannot teach ourselves. They know things we cannot know. I think children are better than adults because they are closer to God. In my opinion, all things and all person come from God. The younger a person is, the closer to God they are. Adults have gotten too far away from the Source (God). Children are closer to the source. Sure, kids aren't always great. There's time you literally want to throw your hands up and walk away. There's times when you think "if that kid doesn't shut up right now." There's times that kids interfere with your own life and make you more irritated, exhausted and braindead than you ever thought possible. But, in the end, it's all so very, very worth it. Children are the best! They're cute, fun, incredibly full of joy and love. They can make you laugh and cry and scream all at once. Who else can do that? If I were forced to hang out with 20 adults or 20 children-I'd take the children any day.
Thank God for Kids,
-SLD
posted by Sarah at 4:50 PM
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