Wonder and Enthusiasm

Despite what most people think of me, I do like to be around kids. Okay, so I do think that kids can be smelly, dirty, and completely annoying. Which may be why I would rather be around kids of friends and family. I get all of the fun and almost none of the mess. Although, I have had to clean up the occasional mess when someone "loses their cookies". I enjoy children because of their sense of wonder and enthusiasm.

I think that, as adults, we lose our imagination. We tend to forget what life was like before you had to start paying bills, working, or took on debt. Children are free to be and do whatever they can dream up. That's why kids still believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny. (Sorry if I spilled the beans on Santa for you.) Maybe Santa Clause and Christmas serve as the best example of what I mean. When children get ready for Christmas-time you see this beaming smile while the adult in the room this staring up at the ceiling trying to remember how much they are spending on gifts. Adults take life too serious sometimes.

Here is a test to see if you take life too serious.

• You check your bank account balance more than once a day.
• The thought of a non-speaking Penguin as a villain in a story is lost on you.
• You are offended by the show Family Guy.

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions you may be taking life too serious! If this is you I have the treatment for what ails you. Hurry and go out of ice cream, a roller coaster ride, get yourself a pet and call me in the morning. Well, maybe don't go so far as to bring a pet into this mess. I don't need to hear from PETA about an animal that is not being taken care of. But do go out and enjoy the world you used to back in the day. You have my permission to enjoy yourself through the eyes of your younger self. Go now, don't think about, just do it!