Live life kid size :-)
I read recently that a person who stays in the limits, restricts themselves in their limits. (Literally translated from Hindi). And the more I thought about it, the more it seemed true.
When we were kids, we had no limits. We knew no discrimination, no boundaries. We laughed endlessly, we loved everyone and we loved from our heart. Our parents told us there was nothing we couldn't do. We could fly to the moon if we wanted to or eat all the cotton candy in the world. I have read stories about kids collecting thousands of dollars, individually for causes, or writing books and donating all their money from it to charity. I've heard of kids who have campaigned for the removal of the tobacco hoarding right opposite their school. Not only did they win, but they also succeeded in passing a legislation which made such advertisements around school areas illegal. So simple.
And when I talk to people I know, "raising thousands of dollars? Are you kidding me?" , " It's how the world works. You want me to fight to take just one hoarding down? How does it change anything?" blah blah. We always have work to do, something better to do. We underestimate ourselves, and how much our gestures or words can do. Why?
Why can't we walk up to a stranger and tell them how beautiful they are, or write in a letter to the respective council when we feel the media is wrong, or that an advertisement is degrading to women. Write a blog, start a discussion. Why are we so afraid of failing when we haven't even tried? Why do we stop believing in ourselves?
So the next time you are walking down a street, smile at the homeless person, or better yet, give them something to eat. Sit and talk to them. Tell your friends how much they mean to you. Give someone who looks sad a compliment. Visit an old age home, and then an orphanage. Take pictures with them and show them the pictures.
And then, we can move on to the bigger things.......
When we were kids, we had no limits. We knew no discrimination, no boundaries. We laughed endlessly, we loved everyone and we loved from our heart. Our parents told us there was nothing we couldn't do. We could fly to the moon if we wanted to or eat all the cotton candy in the world. I have read stories about kids collecting thousands of dollars, individually for causes, or writing books and donating all their money from it to charity. I've heard of kids who have campaigned for the removal of the tobacco hoarding right opposite their school. Not only did they win, but they also succeeded in passing a legislation which made such advertisements around school areas illegal. So simple.
And when I talk to people I know, "raising thousands of dollars? Are you kidding me?" , " It's how the world works. You want me to fight to take just one hoarding down? How does it change anything?" blah blah. We always have work to do, something better to do. We underestimate ourselves, and how much our gestures or words can do. Why?
Why can't we walk up to a stranger and tell them how beautiful they are, or write in a letter to the respective council when we feel the media is wrong, or that an advertisement is degrading to women. Write a blog, start a discussion. Why are we so afraid of failing when we haven't even tried? Why do we stop believing in ourselves?
So the next time you are walking down a street, smile at the homeless person, or better yet, give them something to eat. Sit and talk to them. Tell your friends how much they mean to you. Give someone who looks sad a compliment. Visit an old age home, and then an orphanage. Take pictures with them and show them the pictures.
And then, we can move on to the bigger things.......
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And then we grow up. Tch.