Children’s Day: Life Lessons Adults Can Learn From These 5 Toddlers

As adults we’re all so busy, we have no time to just ‘be’ and enjoy the little moments. We also forget to see the good, to randomly sing and dance with joy, to say hello to random people and things, to stop and admire the blue skies, to stop everything we are doing just to smell flowers, to speak our minds without the fear of being judged, to find happiness in small things, to give compliments to others, and to be unafraid or unashamed of being wrong. 

Spending time with kids reminds us of our lost childhood and makes us want to go right back to our carefree days. Kids are all about purity, kindness and innocence and being with them can brighten up even the dullest day! This children’s day that’s exactly what we did, we spent time speaking to some kids and learning how to find joy and happiness in simple things.

We teach these little people how to talk, how to walk, how to read, how to write etc. but little do we realise that these toddlers teach us so much more about life in return! They remind us to go slow, pause and look at the things around us. 

Here Are Some Life Lessons We Can Learn From These Toddlers:

There’s Nothing Better Than Nature

Three-year-old Pranesh Singh who’s a music and nature lover says, “I want more trees!” Pranesh loves to strum his little guitar and sings with wild abandon. This three-year-old doesn’t want much, all he wishes for on Children’s Day is more trees. Adults could definitely learn from him!

Believe in magic

”I wish I had a unicorn with a rainbow and also an Elsa doll that is real. I would loveee that!” is what four-year-old Omaira Pradhan has to say. She reminds us to believe in magic, unicorns and rainbows, after all, when did we stop believing in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus? She shows us how magical the world can be.

Imagine the extraordinary

Saisha Chopra who is all of five says, “What I wish, is to have a golden palace with everything golden in it.” She teaches us how to let our imaginations soar. Adults can learn how to not be afraid to imagine the extraordinary. 

Don’t be afraid of trying new things

Mohita Ghanashyam Jawale is only 5 but loves to explore and her interests are varied from fancy cars to Peppa pig and dancing to drawing, she says she loves all of it. She wishes to take Peppa Pig for a drive in her car. Mohita shows that we should not hesitate or be afraid to try new things.

Live in the moment 

All that 6-year-old Naira Mohta wishes for on Children’s Day is to go to Jumble Tumble and play for two whole hours! “My wish is to go to Jumble Tumble and play and play for two hours, it will be so much fun!” Naira teaches us how important it is to have fun in life, sometimes we just need to forget everything and go all out, have fun and live in the moment.

If only adults looked at the world like children do, what a wonderful world that would be! Happy Children’s Day.

Cover image source: Sandhya Chopra