An act of
love between a romancing couple, seeking to give and get pleasure from each
other, sows the seed of love as fetus in the womb of a woman, the would be
mother then carries the baby in the womb for almost nine months. She joyously
goes through the aches, agony and finally the intense labor pains to give birth
to a child of love and hold in her arms.
This bundle
of joy, a naughty and adorable source thus enters the lives of many and unknowingly
all those who are close to the child start laughing, singing, dancing and enjoy
those moments of unconditional love. The child throws tantrums, cries and puts
innocent demands from them and they willingly try and go all out to please the
child for that one smile and have fun.
As the
child starts with a clean slate in the mind, of course except the transmissions
given through the mother in womb, ignorance is bliss which makes the child
curious about everything around and the search for knowledge starts by trusting
people around. The fearless Child is playful and imaginative enough to enjoy the
process of explore, innovate and learn. A genius by nature.
The quality
of accepting things as they are and forgiveness helps a child make more friends
and they often play with each other even to lose for fun. With enough time on
hand, no responsibilities and or worries for money, a child makes the most
while sun shines and enjoys the life to its fullest.
Sadly, during
this growth, We initially start telling the child to behave, later behave like
a grown up child, in the teens is told to behave like an adult, in the adulthood
cannot be childish, childlike behavior is taboo in middle age and the worst is
in old age when it is termed as infantile behavior.
This parenting,
schooling, social norms and office or business environment compels us to start
thinking and behaving in a certain fashion as per our age and stature in the
society, which in turn restricts our behavior within those accepted norms and we
start thinking only inside that box. In the process we lose the maverick child in
us who can think outside the box, to be a problem solver.
Over a
period, the matured adult replaces the pure and curious child and we forget the
art of having fun in life. The materialistic and competitive world with added responsibilities
too starts weighing in our search for a big ticket to success, to the extent
that we forget to find joy in small measures and moments. Sadly, the right way to
live a childly life then become just fond memories of childhood.
All play
and no work during the Lockdown, the child in me came alive and now I am
relearning the best way to live which I had forgotten. This child has not only
helped me overcome the fear but also helped me to forget all the material losses, too. I am
laughing again and become playful, now I live in every moment and am curious
enough to explore the inner potential in me to bring that smile back on my face
and around.
I am now born again, more aware of the child
in me who appreciates little things in life, makes friends easily, neither
bothered about what world says about me nor worried about the worldly things. I
now laugh when my child tells my so-called matured adult to behave, asks him to
keep the greed, rudeness, obsession and I know all attitude aside and enjoy each
moment of life, as it comes.
I am living and loving life again, thanks to the long-lost child found
again. That is my “New Normal”.
What is your “New Normal”
Satish Shitut
Jai Bharat
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