If you really want to Grow, be a Child...

Yes, you read that title correctly. You should be more of a child to be more of a grown up person. Even though, for me it is a self explanatory sentence or quote if you may, but still if you are not in a place in your mind from where you can accept this fact, ( yes, I'm calling it a fact now. I believe it and you'll too, very soon ) let me explain. I know you want to know more about it which is a very good thing cause that's what I'm here for. To take you through the knowledge and wisdom with some uninformed facts that might help you to live a better life. Yes, better but not easy. 'cause nothing is easy in this world. Even for some people, reading this blog post wouldn't be easy, but you're doing it and that's why I believe in you.

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                                Alright, so now that you're ready to go on this ride to discover the truth, let me start by saying, "You only grow because once, you were a child." Which bring me to the question that how was it like when you were a child ?? You were all happy and calm and at ease doing random things without any worries. Even when you had something to worry about, when you made a mistake, all you did is just shared it with someone and you're free again. It's like your parents were you God, all you need to do is just tell them your wishes, your mistakes, your worries and every single goddamn thing and that thing got take care of. It was definitely very stressful to share it with them but once you did, it was a complete relief. It was like removing a burden from your head. Right ?

                                   I know things have changed. You can not share every thing with your parents and sometimes not even with your friends 'cause people betrayed you more times than you can count. But, even today when you're with a specific group of friends or may be colleagues or cousins don't you feel better. The group of people with whom you can be childish, do random things, be careless, without thinking of being judged, just exploring and can be curious with, don't you feel like you are a child again ? Aren't those the best moments of your life that you still remember ?  And do you know why ? Because you feel free with them.

                                   Now, isn't that what a child ALWAYS do ?? They stay free all the time. They stay open for new things. Their curiosity is genuine and their intentions stay pure to the core. They live every single moment like its now or never. And who else live life like that ? Well, we don't. That's the thing. See, the moment you start to open up for new things, when you become genuinely curious about things or people, you get a completely different perspective to look at life.

                                        For example, consider you are a batsman and the bowler is balling the exact same ball and you're getting bold every time. What you need to do is to try a different shot. Now what that shot would be, is up to you. You can just stop the ball like Rahul Dravid or you can turn it into a single, a double, a four or a six or you could get run-out. But the first thing that you need to do, to know that what that shot would do, is to try a different shot. Now, this is interesting to try a new shot, to do something different, you need a different perspective and not just the perspective. You need to be curious to try new things and to be open and welcoming for everything that comes with it. And even if it's a run-out this time, this time try a different shot. Isn't that what we used to do ? We made a mistake but we were always ready to do it again in a different way this time.
Let me tell you this, that's from where the famous quote comes in that we all read somewhere once in life. "Winners don't do different things. They do things differently."

                              Now, before you conclude everything in your head and start acting childish and try doing random things and then blaming it all on me. Let me conclude it by saying that acting childish and being child at heart are two completely different things. You can act childish and still have some bad intentions but if you're open and welcoming and you do things out of love and curiosity, people will feel it and more than anyone you'll be able to live a better life.

                                   The way most of us grew up is just to play it safe and there is nothing wrong in it and the reason why we be that way is because that's what our parents taught us all our life. But, if you are not happy with the way you are today, all you need to do is to be a child and grow up once again in the way you want.