Learn from a child. Be like a child.

Happy Children’s Day!!

Kids, they possess natural curiosity, creativity, authenticity, and an innate ability to find joy in simple things. There are such several valuable lessons that can be learned by observing and interacting with them. As we grow older, we need to try to reconnect with some of these innate qualities and integrate them into us, to lead a more fulfilling and balanced life. One important quality I want to convey here is curiosity and openness.

To be an authentic seeker, we need to maintain a childlike openness, with genuine curiosity and a receptive mind. Just like Arjuna.

We all mistake that Krishna chose Arjuna for Gita’s Wisdom. But not. Arjuna made that choice to learn and evolve. Even though Arjuna knew himself as a great warrior, he approached Krishna with childlike humility and openness to learn. Arjuna’s journey symbolizes not just a warrior’s quest for victory but also a spiritual seeker’s quest (just like a child kept on making relentless stream of inquiries) for Gita’s wisdom from Krishna. He mirrors the inquisitive spirit of a child unafraid to ask and explore with a great desire to know the intricacies of life, duty and cosmos.

Usually, children seek to comprehend the world around them, like “Why this”, “How did”, “What is”, “when will” etc.. Let’s try to imbibe child like qualities to enrich our lives with renewed sense of curiosity and openness to learn to lead a more fulfilling and meaningful existence.