Be A Child Again

Imagine that day- you were a little kid then, and you tried to catch the flame of a candle; and your mother stopped you. But you tried again, and your mother stopped you again. You kept trying until you caught the flame and burnt your finger. You cried loud but you stooped crying soon. And then you started playing again. You did not give up. Did you? Lion, you were a lion then. You explored each and everything of this universe. You dared every challenge of this universe. Then, everything was so beautiful, so amazing, so astonishing, so intriguing! . You kept smiling and smiling. You played, you sang you danced, you cried, you laughed. Such a bliss, your life was such bliss then! But, what happens now? You are scared., scared always. You don't want to get up because you don't want to face the day. You don't want to run because it's hot outside. You don't want to trust friends because you fear betrayal. You don't want to love because you fear heartbreak. Your life is not- fun any more, happy any-more, joyful any-more You are imprisoned in dungeon of fear. You sob, you cry, you lament. You ask God O God why so much pain in life? O man why you suffer more as you grow old? Why you die even before your death? If beauty of dusk makes you bright you are not dead yet. If fragrance of a flower brings you smile you are not dead yet. If dance of a river makes you sing you are not dead yet. If you can love even after being heart-broken you are not dead yet. If you can trust even after being betrayed you are not dead yet. Otherwise, you are dead, you are a living corpse. O Man, be a child again. See the beauty in dusk again. Smell those flowers in vase again. Sing with that dancing river again. Dream again, play again, trust again, love again. Be a child again and again. Don't grow. Don't grow older ever stay as a child of mother nature for ever. stay as a child of your dream for ever. stay as a child of beauty for ever. To grow old is to suffer pain and die painful death. O man while you can stay a child and drink juice of life more; then why you want to grow and suffer more? Be a child again O man be a Child again. © Arun Maji Painting: Daniel Gerhertz