Of all the lessons life teaches you, the ones
that are learnt by raising and growing up with a kid are so impressive. They
teach us how to be patient, give space to others, demand what you want and yet
not to hurt others deliberately. So simple, yet so focused! You call it simple
because as a kid you eat only when you are hungry and sleep when you have to.
You don’t plan all the simple things in life, just take it as it comes your
way. Forgetting is another great example! Kids don’t remember when mommy/daddy
shouts at them for all the silly day-to-day stuff! They either forgive or
forget or do both. They just teach you – just relax and move on in life, don’t
waste the time on unnecessary grudges! Hope everybody has a smooth uninhabited
transition to be a kid whenever they need to be one! KISS – keep it simple
silly!
A recent experience of directing a drama with children opened up new perspectives to the mother and teacher in me. As I was pondering about the art of acting as someone in a story, it dawned upon me that children are born actors. Look around to see how natural it is for a young child to imitate others all the time, so well without any inhibition or filter. A child naturally lives in the other to understand what it means to be the other - it is profound learning, and hard work that they are doing. It is only later, through the years of growing up, we gain the ability to look at others as someone else from the self. Hence we grow the ability to empathise, that we can transform ourselves to feel what it means to be in others shoes and come back to the self - much like playing a role in a drama. As we grow, we invite many roles into our lives (father, mother, brother, son, aunt etc.) and juggle between acting in different roles. We act so well that we actually live in that role and
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