One Apple A Day #221
Anytime I observe kids; I can’t help but notice how happy and free they are. In particular when they are on their own, without adults controlling and setting rules.
They are wild. They dream about something, and they work to make it real. They feel something, and they express it. They surrender to their emotions without fear. They don’t worry about how they appear or about how the rest of the world will perceive them. They just are who they are. And they are happy.
As adults, we observe these happy kids, and we understand that there’s something in them that we lost growing up. They are so happy while we feel squashed by our responsibilities and our duties. Though, there is still our inner child calling us. It is just a faint voice, we can barely hear it, but it’s there, inviting us to rediscover that kidfulness that got lost along the way.
Unfortunately, our perceptions are filtered by our adult mind, so we focus only on the external manifestations. We want their happiness without realising that it is just byproduct of their freedom.
And their freedom is not about doing what they want. Is about knowing what they want and being who they are. It is not about satisfying their desire; it’s about knowing what they desire.
Too often we focus on happiness and satisfaction. We seek pleasure, and we do things to make us happy. Sometimes it works, but it always lasts for a moment.
It is only when we know who we are and what we want, feel and desire that we can build our freedom. Knowing and then being. And then what you will do will be the expression of who you are. Like those happy and free kids.