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Life Lessons We Can Learn From Children: Every Day Is A Fresh Start

1) The document discusses life lessons that can be learned from children, such as starting each day with a fresh perspective, enjoying creative pursuits simply for fun, and embracing life courageously without fears of failure or humiliation. 2) Key lessons include nurturing friendships, being physically active through play, noticing small joys and details, trying new activities, and viewing challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. 3) Overall, the document advocates remembering the sense of wonder, optimism, and joy that children naturally possess to bring more fulfillment and appreciation to adulthood.

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Life Lessons We Can Learn From Children: Every Day Is A Fresh Start

1) The document discusses life lessons that can be learned from children, such as starting each day with a fresh perspective, enjoying creative pursuits simply for fun, and embracing life courageously without fears of failure or humiliation. 2) Key lessons include nurturing friendships, being physically active through play, noticing small joys and details, trying new activities, and viewing challenges as opportunities to learn and grow. 3) Overall, the document advocates remembering the sense of wonder, optimism, and joy that children naturally possess to bring more fulfillment and appreciation to adulthood.

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Life Lessons We Can Learn From Children

What do children know that adults seem to have forgotten? Children are more
confident, more courageous and enjoy life far more intensely than adults.
Sometimes it feels that we spend our entire lives trying to return to who we were
as children. Here’s what we can learn from our younger selves to bring more
clarity and joy into adulthood.

 Every day is a fresh start.

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” - L.M.
Montgomery.

Wasn’t it always amazing how the end of a school day always felt so final, so
finished? The break between May and July seemed like a lifetime. Because
when we are young, every day feels like an eternity and a new day means new
opportunities to make new friends, explore new adventures, learn new things.
Children don’t carry baggage from one day to the next. They start fresh, always.

 Creative pursuits are fun and good for us.

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” -
Franklin D. Roosevelt

How often do we see children losing themselves in a creative project for hours at
a time? Drawing, playing with clay, building a sandcastle with meticulous
attention to detail. For some reason, as we get older, we stop seeing creative
activities as worthwhile. How many adults, other than artists, draw on a regular
basis? How many play with clay or finger paint just for the fun of it?

 Be courageous.

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” - Anais Nin.

Sing out loud. Dance when you feel like it. A child’s life feels limitless because
they are not confined by fears of failure or humiliation. They march forward with
hope and determination because they don’t know any better. They haven’t been
beaten down, they haven’t experienced failure. They embrace life and all it has to
offer with open arms.

 Laugh every day.

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” - Charlie Chaplin


Children have the beautiful ability to find joy all around them. Just watch the
humor a child can find in a shopping mall or at the park. They see silliness
everywhere.

 Be active.

“Play energizes and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural
sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.” - Stuart Brown

When we were young, playing outside was the highlight of our day. We would run
and chase our friends until we were out of breath and our cheeks were red. We
would jump and do cartwheels at the drop of a toy and we never thought of it as
“exercise” or “daily fitness.” It was just playing. And it was fun.

 Nurture friendship.

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing pleasures. For
in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” - Khalil
Gibran

Children find true joy while playing with friends and they love making new ones.
They join soccer teams, go to a birthday parties and start new schools. These
are all ways that kids make new friends. Children adhere to the motto, “the more
the merrier,” and adults should, as well.

 Be the hero.

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” - Nora Ephron

When a child tells us a story about school or the cricket match, they are usually
the hero of their story. The world revolves around them. As we age, we don’t
want to be boastful or egocentric, so we downplay our accomplishments and
achievements. We don’t want to brag. But in doing so, we often slip to the side of
self-deprecation. We put ourselves down to make others feel better or to be more
relatable. Modesty becomes an admirable quality and we start to convince
ourselves of our own mediocrity.

 Scars are badges of honor.

“Every day you either see a scar or courage. Where you dwell will define your
struggle.” - Dodinsky

When a child breaks a bone, they becomes the center of attraction. They
become the superstar of the class, the survivor. If they fall down and cut
themselves, everyone wants to see the scar, they wear it proudly. As we get
older, we hide our scars, our wounds become our secrets. We don’t want to be
seen as weak or pitied, so we tell no one where it hurts. But what children
recognize is that scars aren’t signs of weakness, a scar is a sign of strength and
survival. A story to tell. An accomplishment.

 Try new things.

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the
shore.” - Andre Gide

Children are not afraid to play a sport they have never tried before. They will
jump on an aerobatics, dive into a pool or ski down a mountain even if it is
unfamiliar to them. As adults, we fear the unknown. We stay safely situated in
our comfort zone and rarely venture out. Adventure exhilarates us and awakens
the spirit.

 Notice the little things.

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the
big things.” - Robert Brault

My son loves watching the spiders making the web. He notices their large legs
and how skillfully they move along the corner. Something simple that we take for
granted brings him immense joy and profound inspiration. When did we stop
noticing the tiny miracles that surround us daily? How much more beautiful would
life be if we could see these miracles again?

“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dr. Ganesh Manthapurwar


Occupational Psychologist
National OHS Centre & Psychiatric unit Main Hospital
9407984384
[email protected]

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