Children are our teachers
Children are our teachers
It is ten o’clock in the evening. It is dark at home. Everyone has already gone to bed. Suddenly, in the silence, I hear a barely perceptible sound. I listen - it sounds like sobs that are trying to be hidden. - Are you crying? - No, Mother, I am trying to sleep, my nose is just itchy. I go up to my son, turn him towards me, there are tears on his face. It was a wonderful day, an ordinary one - with family gatherings and heart-to-heart talks. What could have upset my son so much at night?
I ask and receive an answer that sends shivers down my spine. - I... I am so grateful to God the Most-High, Mother, for my life. I suddenly thought that He could have not created me and I would not have seen this world, my family, would not have seen all the beauty of nature, would not have known so many interesting things. And I wanted to cry from gratitude.
I must admit, I was also touched. Just think! A child who is only nine years old sheds tears of gratitude to his Creator. And not for some long-awaited construction set or a speed bike but simply for life.
And indeed, how many blessings the Almighty has given us - starting from birth itself, the appearance in this world: sight, hearing, spiritual and material benefits! And we do not even thank Him for this. We take it for granted. No, sometimes we do not even think about it!
They say it is true that children are good teachers for adults. You can learn a lot from them. After all, this adult world, this whole life is arranged in such a way that we lose wonderful qualities inherent in us.
Gratitude. You just have to try to list all the blessings that we have. All of them. And we will understand how rich we are. I remember how in my childhood I turned my neck in my sleep so badly that I could not get out of bed for two weeks. Imagine my surprise that somewhere there, behind my shoulders, there is a small joint that I have never felt before, but because of which I was knocked out of my usual life rut. There are a lot of such small invisible ‘joints’. And it is very important to remember them at least sometimes and thank the Creator for health.
Happiness. A child is happy simply because his mother is nearby. Or he by chance happened to see a live hedgehog. He is happy with the rain, the opportunity to jump in a puddle and the smile of a random passerby.
But an adult sets the bar higher and suffers because he is unhappy.
He looks for happiness in things that do not exist and are very difficult to achieve. “When I have my own apartment, I will be happy”, “I will get married and I will live happily”, “If only I had a baby, I could be happy” - everyone has their own “if only”. Although, in fact, we ourselves can decide that we are happy, right here and now. At the very point where we are. Like children... pure, bright and kind.
Sincerity. Children do not know how to pretend. And they rejoice sincerely with all their hearts. They also get upset in the same way - but sincerely. And we, adults, swallow insults, smile at those we do not like, try to seem better than we really are and wear a mask. For every occasion in life. However, you can learn a lot from children: to laugh - sincerely, to cry - sincerely, rejoice, be sad, be surprised - also sincerely.
Children are our teachers. The Almighty created them pure from vices. And we, adults, were once like that - and it is there, in the behavior of children, that we must look for something important for adult life.
Learn to be happy, sincere and grateful.
