A Childlike Soul

My sister often tells me that she wants to go back to her childhood life. Because she should not think about jobs, earning money, she could be free.
But I said to her that I never want to go back to my school life (though  it was memorable) or even a childhood life. I have been happier now because I should not think about home-works, I should not struggle over mathematics, physics, chemistry's examinations (except English examination 😛), I have my own money, I should not ask my parents' permission to travel alone, and I should not ask my parents if I want to buy something.

But there is the thing that I long for childhood, it is.............. the soul.

👶👶👶Children often rejoice over a little thing and thankful for a little thing.

I remember when I asked my 9-years-cousin to buy ketchup to the nearest market and I told him if there was any change he could take it and bought anything he wanted at the market. Without any arguments, he immediately got me a ketchup and bought a candy for him. I could see how happy he was chewing his candy he got.

As a grown-up person, we can obtain materially more than the kids do. We have more money, we can buy the new advanced phone, we can visit  every new restaurant, visit every exotic place, but often, we cannot be enough of it. There is always a desire to have more and more. If you google "how to be grateful" you will find out around 221.000.000 results, and I'm sure that proves enough that it is what most of adults are dealing with nowadays.

Every weekend my little cousin always visits my home, because he likes playing with my dog. And that day was my dog bathing schedule. When my father started to bathe my dog, he volunteered himself to bathe him. Not only that, after he bathed my dog, he also volunteered himself to wash my motorcycle. He did it passionately and showed me delightedly that my motorcycle has been clean. Every time I tell him to do something such helping me washing the dishes, sweeping, cutting the carrots, he does do it passionately. They never think it's a burden to do such thing, they consider it as a new thing to discover. They are not thirsty of authorities, without they ever realize, they have become a humble-servant, that's why I think sometimes as adults, we should learn more to be a passionate servant from children. 

👶👶👶Children can be easily hurt and easily forget at once.
I remember when I scolded my little cousin because when I forbid him to touch or do something, he still did it intentionally.  And there are many times when my cousin is disobedient and I scold him. Every time he gets scolded, he always stands apart and cries alone. I know he was hurt at that time. After a while I come to him and apologize, I explained him why he should obey what I have told him. Instead of arguing it, he agrees and even innocently admitted his mistakes. 

We must be familiar with the words "Forgive the persons, but never Forget the mistakes." Honestly, I totally agree with the words. For example when you have a boyfriend, he cheated on you once or twice, can you give him third or forth chances? Most of us may never do it, even when we have forgiven them. And that also happens to my little cousin. At one time, he has a naughty friend who did something bad to him. I told him to keep his distance with that naughty friend, but as always how the children's friendship goes, they will befriend again and forget their conflicts.

My little cousin

😊 And also I read some articles about a child-like faith click here that is so good as our reminder.

• A child is innocent.

• A child is trusting.

• A child believes without complication.

• A child has not had time to allow the preconceived notions of the world to form his decision-making process.

• A child receives with joy, forgetting herself with light-hearted abandonment.

• A child is humble.

• A child is content in the little things.

• A child has the faith to move mountains.

• A child is awed by majestic splendor.

• A child takes to heart God’s Word in all its simplicity.

That's why I really like to see children smiling or laughing, their eyes truly depict genuineness. 😊😊😊😊 

This hectic modern world needs more innocent children's soul.
 

The soul, which is hunger for servicing
The soul, which rejoice over a little thing and
The soul, which thankful for a little thing
The soul, which can be easily broken yet
can easily forgive at once.

Sigh, I'm longing for possessing such kind of that soul.


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