...of children and innocence...

It was a rough day,really.literally.my sociology marks were far from satisfactory.i walked in the hot sun all the way to the ktm station as fast as my legs could take me..to find out that there was a problem with the power supply.i was sweating like a water tap turned on and i was NOT happy.in fact,unhappy was an understatement. I was on the verge of cursing my beloved motherland on the top of my lungs. Okay.That's not my point so i don't want to elaborate on it. I got on the train one and the half hours later,glad to be on a moving air conditioned train- before it stopped,AGAIN, 3 minutes after it started moving.And i ran out of credit.I was about to burst into tear (really,no joke) when a miracle happened : a beautiful baby with big round eyes turned towards me..and smiled.

That actually gave me an instant calming effect and i couldn't help smiling in return. My phone started to vibrate as my dad called me God was being kinder already,thank you God! I got a seat and looked at that baby again. He was barely able to sit up without the support of his mothers arms and yet he was so lively and bubbly. He smiled and gurgled and giggled at everyone who's attention he managed to catch and i actually caught 4 or 5 people smiling to themselves.His world was beautiful and perfect. What went wrong with our lives, the teens and adults?

Earnestly, children are little angels in disguise sent to remind us of the wonderful creations of God. Yeah sure, they bawl and scream and poop as they please.However, look into their eyes and you''ll never find anything as pure or innocent. It was children who were promised the entry into the Kingdom of Heaven. We were all once children,so pure and clean.Remember the days when colour and moving object sparked such curiousity? Remember the days where learning was such an easy task to accomplish? Recall the times where we trusted the judgement of another. What about the time where we viewed the world as a place for sharing and loving, a short pit stop before heaven? Where has the excitement on Christmas mornings gone to?

On the way home, i questioned myself about the mystical "disappearence" of the child inside of me. Why is it that i have learnt to be so judgemental and to pass random comments without scaning them first? It is probably the nature of the world today where the innocent and naive would be cheated and trampled upon.

Growing up, we learnt to decide what is right and wrong and in this far from pretty reality, we loose the inner child. Beloved friends, take a break from your hectic schedule and spare a few moments to think. For once, take of the glasses of an adult and view the world once again from the perspective of the child you once were. Envision your past dreams, and simple wishes. Perharps wishing that daddy can play ball with you. Or wishing that mommy does not have to come back late tonight.Or even wishes that mummy and daddy would stop fighting. Recall those wishes and fit them into the scenario of your present life.Are your own children wishing for the same "simple" wishes too? Remember how your parents once taught you to say "please" and "thank you"? Practise that towards your colleagues and friends and you would realize how such a basic thing a child does effortlessly has become a foreign language to you. As a child you once had "conversations" with Jesus.Do you still remember how? It really is simple actually... Start by saying " Hello Jesus! I'm so sorry ive been too busy for ...the past ten years. I just came by to say i missed you and i would like to tell you about my day...." Praying is something adults are too busy to spare time for, but a child never forgets.

Rewaking the inner child might be just the answer for adults who are struggling with thier current lives.Close your eyes,count to ten and look at the world through the eyes of an untarnished child.

Perharps, the world would be colorful and sunny once again =)