Well, perhaps not. By observing young babies and children, it may allow you to see this in a different light. From them, you can witness authenticity, curiosity and vulnerability at its best. The personae of young children is just beginning to develop as they do not yet need to put on a facade and display themselves artificially. They speak from a genuine heart and not from an intricate mind. They are keen to know about everything and with completely openness. And with limited life experiences, they have not yet formed pre-conceptions or judgement like adults. They are also not afraid to be vulnerable and if needed, they will laugh and cry as if there is no tomorrow. But there is something else about young children that deserves admiration. It is the fact that they can allow their experiences to become a memory but without the emotional baggage. Well, at least up to a certain extent before too many traumas come into their lives and become gaping wounds in the psyche.
Let us now ponder for a moment. If a memory is associated with a thought and hence a feeling, how much truth is in that initial thought? And how much are we reinforcing our negative emotions? Are we carrying those emotional baggages in a false reality caused by distorted thinking? By challenging that, maybe we can also spring clean our emotional closet and live with the wisdom of a child.
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