The Child We Once Were
Balancing Childhood Dreams with Adult Realities
Oh, how wonderful it was to be a child.
Every dream seemed reachable.
There was no fear guiding us, only the courage of wanting to know more, to explore more.
Always having someone by our side as support, to feed us, and to make us feel at home.
We didn’t even know how a headache felt.
As we grew older, we came to see other sides of life too. We met anxiety, fear, doubt, and worries.
We started focusing so much on these things that we forgot about the child we once were — the one who, when grown-ups told us something wasn’t possible, wouldn’t believe them.
Even though we didn’t know all the facts, we saw life through this innocent lens.
Maybe that is the problem with adulthood: now we know all the facts, we know all the ways we can fail, so we are scared to give ourselves a chance to try, to maybe succeed, to sometimes let it go, and to be less in our heads.
How I miss being a child, yet love being an adult.
As a child, it is easy to dream and believe in our dreams, easy to wake up with enthusiasm and not want to go to sleep because we didn’t see the other side of life yet — the not-so-easy part, the part where dreams can be crushed and some extra hours of sleep can feel like heaven.
The real challenge comes when we become adults.
Now as adults, we know all the facts.
Despite that, if we still get the courage to see the light in the darkness, to find the sun on a cloudy day, and to replace our fearful and worried thoughts with trust, then we get to experience it all and decide what aspects of life we want to embrace more — the child or the adult life.
Being a child is wonderful and, from an adult perspective, seems easy, but being an adult is where true freedom begins. It’s when we get to fully understand life for what it is.
I believe the best way to live is by finding a balance between these two — the fearless child you once were and the responsible adult you’ve become.
Thank you for reading!
Sending Love,
