There’s a little boy who lives down the street from me, 3 years old maybe, who runs up to me every time I walk my dog past his house.
“Hi” he’ll yell excitedly as he runs up to us—carefully staying outside the range of the leash as he’s still apprehensive of my dog.
“What are you doing? What’s your dog’s name? Where are you going?”
Are the three questions he asks in quick succession each time.
“Walking my dog. Stella. Back towards home.”
Is how I’ll quickly reply.
He’s always just as excited to find out as he was the last time he asked.
What I love about this little boy—and with many kids at this age—is that magical mix of courage and curiosity.
There is zero hesitation in his excited yell. There is no gap between his curiosity and his response. And there’s no self-consciousness or self-limiting beliefs that keep him reserved and quiet as a spectator in the background.
How… I wondered to myself as Stella and I continued home… do I unlearn my way back to such a pure and valuable state?
How… I wonder now as I write this for you to read… can we unlearn our way back to such a pure and valuable state as a society?
P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.