Tuesday, March 12, 2013

How to have a Childlike Attitude

By Hal Neff


What is it about a child that's so worry free and completely packed with interest. Somehow when people become older they often start to lose that worry free, curios nature and get stuck in a rut going through life desiring to change less than possible. In fact often change becomes almost a profane word for many and one most individuals try to avoid by any means. This is really exactly what brings a person's life into a standstill.

So what is it that happens that causes this change to occur? Change always begins in the mind before it ever takes any physical truth for anybody's life. A child is continually in the process of change both mentally and physically exploring their surroundings to find the fresh and exciting things around them. But, as people grow old this fascination with life is often something which is the first to vanish and in fact turns into a thing many individuals want to avoid.

Generally people hate change so they carry on with the same way in life every single day because it creates the least amount of disruption in their lives. But, when you look at the characteristics that exemplify childhood, two would be fascination and curiosity and these are the antithesis to a static life. Each child has both of these traits that they develop in life. It's these characteristics that cause a child to discover their environment without the effects of feeling ridiculous. It is also these qualities that enable a child to develop.

Yet as children grow older and become adults, at some point it's not natural to behave on a feeling of fascination. At that time, it becomes almost more important to look good in front of others. So , to accomplish something which many shows a child like fascination might not reflect the type of impression that might seem acceptable.

To have a fascination with life means that you will need an element or characteristic called faith. Jesus of Nazareth spoken of the importance of having child like faith over two thousand years ago. He said it was people with this kind of faith who would inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. He went on to say that this was the only way this kingdom could be entered as faith was the essential element for someone to get in.

There are many rewards to having such a child like fascination and faith. A few of the primary ones can even be seen as health associated. Emotions such as frustration and anxiety can start quickly to dissipate when they are seasoned with fascination and faith.

So now, make it a goal to reactivate that child like side of your life. Be the person of whom it can be said that He was truly a great person because He never lost the heart of a child.




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