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Line of inquiry from Unseeking Seeker: "discarding narrow thought flow crutch we learn directly by soft touch and what we garner we relay to the vast void in childlike play entwined thus with the universe we dance without need to rehearse" _______________________________________________ Ahhh, Spontaneity! How wonderful it is. It separates adults from children more often than not. It’s that magical quality which often seems to me that some people in their older age simply have forgot! Spontaneity . . . Maybe it’s the essence of authenticity when you can be yourself and say exactly what you think. Maturity can keep us from being much too blunt, yet spontaneity can be subtle like a winsome wink. Spontaneity . . .Imagine yourself when young. How easily you laughed; how happily you simply played. Sadly, it’s not that way for kids from homes of terror, yet I hope that most of us recall impulsiveness we once displayed. Did you hop onto your bike, riding anywhere without a care? Did you ever jump into a pond where tadpoles swam - trying to catch them while cupping them in your small hands? Did you grab an apple off a neighbor’s tree, then have to scram? Did you play with tiny cars or trucks, causing them to crash? Did you pretend your doll was you and then converse with your best friend’s dolly as if that doll were her? Did you make up little plays you never did rehearse? I did all those things and more. It was a different time. I could run, play ball, and all through town I’d roam with friends or siblings. How we laughed and had such fun. It was not till darkness fell we even would go home. Today kids have to be more careful, yet I see them play showing imagination like when as a child I did. Were you like me, and do you ever dream about today those fascinating things that you dreamed of as a kid? Unfortunately as adults, we have a lot of rules. Rule are necessary, but we must not let the rigidity of them replace the joy of having fun. The inner child in all of us we must not forget. Spontaneity . . . Reclaim what you may have lost. Calm your mind; lighten up; laugh and smile more. Embrace creative thinking; be as honest as you can. The child inside of you is one you never should ignore!
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