Be Like A Child

Dov Beer de Mezeritch was asked:
“Which example should one follow? That of pious men, who devote their lives to God? That of scholars, who seek to understand the will of the Almighty?
“The best example is that of the child,” he answered.
“A child knows nothing. It hasn’t yet learned what reality is,” people commented.
“You are all quite wrong, for a child possesses three qualities we should never forget,” said Dov Beer. “They are always joyful without reason. They are always busy. And when they want something, they know how to demand it firmly and with determination.”

~ Paulo Coelho

Know what you want and how to get it.  Be busy and make use of your life.  Be joyful without reason.

Not only are they rules to live by – they are three very good reasons why growing up is overrated 😛

I think we could all learn a thing or two by watching how children approach life and the world – as if everyone is interesting and everything is a miracle.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

~ Kahlil Gibran