Children are beautiful because they possess something that we have all lost – the quality of innocence.
When I watch my 3 year old daughter, Kyaraa, playing for an hour with her Barbie singing to herself, I know I see it… that’s innocence. Innocence goes deeper than ignorance. It is some mysterious operation of the imagination, the part that can enter mental universes from which one is soon to be forever excluded.
A child can teach adult a lot:
To be happy for no reason
To be always be curious
To fight tirelessly for something
To be focused
To be imaginative
The innocence of children is their wisdom. It makes them stand out. There is magic of creativity and curiosity in their innocence. There is joy of freedom and happiness in childhood. In their innocent eyes, dreams are born. Let’s learn from children and return to innocence.
I love this song Return To Innocence… It reminds me how this world needs to learn art of innocence. How we need to return to our self.
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56 thoughts on “Return To Innocence!!!”
As an educator for over 20 years, I brought board games, origami, and taught plays in class. As kids, we didn’t have computers, and the television only had 4 or 5 stations, Saturday Cartoons and the odd movie being the only reason to stay indoors, then out we went. I talk about that a lot on my site, and enjoy the creativity of so many people here, like you. I remember wandering outdoors, with friends, looking for bugs and putting some in jars with holes in the lids. I remember watching caterpillars for a long time, discovering some making cocoons, then going inside to read about them in the children’s encyclopedias. I remember selling baked goods. I remember tree tag, tree forts, creating bikes out of dumpster parts, then using the wood found for those tree forts. The games we would invent. The endless hours on bicycles, skateboards, and playing basketball or other backyard games. Origami. Popsicle boats, floating them down gutters in the rain. Mud pies. Jumping in puddles, then hearing about it when we got home (I don’t remember ever being punished for this.). Climbing trees, tree tag, and finding fruits in some (This is how I discovered I was alergic to mango. Oh, I could eat one or two, but three brought a serious rash. So I eat one or two.). Frisbee golf before there was such a game. Backyard golf with baseball bats. Digging the bark of some trees to see what’s underneath, then learning not to strip too much of the bark. Looking under rocks. Digging a tunnel to China, because we thought we could. Play acting. Pretend War, which is no longer pc. And in our younger times, the sprinkler was great in the summer. It goes on and on. And all without electronics. Have fun with your kids. Realize there’s so much fun waiting to be had, you don’t need the time off we’ve been taught to have. Actually, if you enjoy, the time with your children will actually energize you, and bake time becomes fun time.
I don’t know who John Lydon is but I think he meant ‘childlike’ rather than ‘childish’ – there is a definite difference between those two words. From The Grammarist – “Childish and childlike (each one word, unhyphenated) have roughly the same definition—of, like, or related to a child or childhood—but childish has negative connotations, and childlike usually does not. Childish is often synonymous with words like infantile, immature, silly, juvenile, and foolish, all of which are usually negative. Childlike is closer to words like innocent, trusting, unfeigned, and pure, which are not negative.” (https://grammarist.com/usage/childish-childlike/)
As an educator for over 20 years, I brought board games, origami, and taught plays in class. As kids, we didn’t have computers, and the television only had 4 or 5 stations, Saturday Cartoons and the odd movie being the only reason to stay indoors, then out we went. I talk about that a lot on my site, and enjoy the creativity of so many people here, like you. I remember wandering outdoors, with friends, looking for bugs and putting some in jars with holes in the lids. I remember watching caterpillars for a long time, discovering some making cocoons, then going inside to read about them in the children’s encyclopedias. I remember selling baked goods. I remember tree tag, tree forts, creating bikes out of dumpster parts, then using the wood found for those tree forts. The games we would invent. The endless hours on bicycles, skateboards, and playing basketball or other backyard games. Origami. Popsicle boats, floating them down gutters in the rain. Mud pies. Jumping in puddles, then hearing about it when we got home (I don’t remember ever being punished for this.). Climbing trees, tree tag, and finding fruits in some (This is how I discovered I was alergic to mango. Oh, I could eat one or two, but three brought a serious rash. So I eat one or two.). Frisbee golf before there was such a game. Backyard golf with baseball bats. Digging the bark of some trees to see what’s underneath, then learning not to strip too much of the bark. Looking under rocks. Digging a tunnel to China, because we thought we could. Play acting. Pretend War, which is no longer pc. And in our younger times, the sprinkler was great in the summer. It goes on and on. And all without electronics. Have fun with your kids. Realize there’s so much fun waiting to be had, you don’t need the time off we’ve been taught to have. Actually, if you enjoy, the time with your children will actually energize you, and bake time becomes fun time.
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Very true and and nice thought to write blogs on childhood memories as childhood is always special.
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Love this
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Thank you so much 🙏🏻😇
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Welcoming
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So very true, if only we could maintain that innocence of a child. They are so pure creative until the world takes it away somewhere ❤💙
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Yes indeed, thank you so much for dropping by… have a great day 😇🙏🏻💖
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Beautiful write up!!
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Thank you 🙏😇
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Your daughter is pretty good at everything… managing dolls and drawing. Hahaa.
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She is….even in dancing and making stories 😂, thank you so much 💖🙏😇
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It is so nice to learn from the children. 🙂
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Yes Megala, thanks for reading 🙏😇💖
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Thank you so much, have a relaxing Sunday…. take care 💖😇
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So trye🌸
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True.
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Great post Anjali! Children reminds us how to love, in case we habe forgottem.
Love the song as well. By Enigma, correct? The entire album is remarkable.🤩
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Yes song is by Enigma….one of my favorite song….thank you so much for visiting, have a relaxing and beautiful Sunday ahead 🙏💖😇
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Wonderful thoughts and article, completely agree with all the points 🙂
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Thank you so much, have a relaxing and enjoyable Sunday 🙏😇
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Thank you very much, you too 😀
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Enjoyed this post very well said about how we should try to keep the child in us alive !
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Thank you so much, have a great Sunday… take care 🙏😇💖
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This is beautiful…indeed children are so full of innocence n that’s why are so joyful…and we ought to learn that from them
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Yes true….And I feel we can learn lot from them. “Dil toe bacha hai ji”. Have a great Sunday. Take care 🙏😇
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I don’t know who John Lydon is but I think he meant ‘childlike’ rather than ‘childish’ – there is a definite difference between those two words. From The Grammarist – “Childish and childlike (each one word, unhyphenated) have roughly the same definition—of, like, or related to a child or childhood—but childish has negative connotations, and childlike usually does not. Childish is often synonymous with words like infantile, immature, silly, juvenile, and foolish, all of which are usually negative. Childlike is closer to words like innocent, trusting, unfeigned, and pure, which are not negative.” (https://grammarist.com/usage/childish-childlike/)
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You are right… childlike is more closer to innocence rather than childish. Thank you 🙏😇💖
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Yes, if we could be childlike, we would be full of faith and wonder! Thanks for the post!
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Yes very true…. thank you so much for reading 🙏😇💖
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Wonderful!
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Thank you 🙏😇
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Your welcome 🙂
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So true …… Beautifully penned
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Thank you Sakshi🙏😇💖
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My pleasure 😊
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In the gospel of Mathew it’s said:
Matthew 18:2-4 King James
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Very nice post, we enjoyed. ::-)
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Thank you for this knowledge…I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for reading 🙏😇💖
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I agree too👏🔝
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Thank you 🙏💕
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Really true. Kids are sooo innocent,curious.
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Yes indeed, thank you so much for visiting 🙏😇
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Absolutely agree, working with kindergarten students has challenged how I view things. 😊❤️
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Thank you so much Jenna🙏😊
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You’re welcome!😊 💕
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Yes. Beautiful video.
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Thank you 🙏
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You’re welcome.
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Well written. Loved reading that. We should definitely learn those things from children and be like them at least when with them 😊
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Yes indeed Atul, thank you for visiting 🙏😇
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Well said and t totally agree with you 😊👍
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Thank you 🙏💕💐
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Totally agree with you Anjali. I cherish the innocence in children. Somehow in the journey of growing up we lose it enroute!
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Yes true, thank you for reading 🙏💖😇
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Become my soul calm. Keep writing. Namaste.
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Thank you 🙏😇
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