We are getting too materialistic nowadays and after observing my three-year-old on how he take pleasure and enjoy such simple things in life, it made me realised that all the money and gold in the world will not really make anyone happy.
It is amazing that with all our ‘wisdom’ and knowledge and education, it takes a three-year-old to put it into perspective for me to realise that there are things in life that we are missing entirely. So, if you are feeling unhappy, sad or even depressed over financial woes, take a deep breath and learn. Yes, LEARN from a toddler and you will find that this tiny human being probably knows more than us, adults, about living life to the fullest!
Here are some of the lessons I’ve learnt from my son:
1. Seize the present, forget the future, forget the past – if anything, my son really LIVE in the present. He doesn’t worry about what’s going to happen tomorrow and he sure does not go around regretting what he did yesterday!
2. A hug cures everything – whenever he’s feeling a bit unwell or just lonely, all he ever ask from me is a hug and some cuddling to make him feel better again.
3. Spending time with family is more important than anything else- my son treasures every spare time we spent with him. He’d be so happy and bubbly and excited the whole day through especially during the weekends when we’d be spending most of the time relaxing at home.
4. He enjoys nature with a wide-eyed wonder and awe we have all lost – even something simple like the sand at the beach makes him laugh out in joy when he plays with it.
5. Expensive high-tech toys are not necessarily fun – being our first born, naturally my son is given loads of presents in the form of toys from friends, relatives, dating grandparents and even by us. Amongst all those toys, the toys he seemed to like the most are cheap and simple things like jigsaw puzzles or a rattan basket that he used to ‘cook’ with an old wooden spoon I gave him to play with.
6. Forget the bad, remember the good – when I scolded him for misbehaviour, he does not take it to heart but instead come to me for a hug and starts laughing again after a few minutes.
7. There is no such thing as revenge – evem when he got angry with someone, he does not strike out in revenge but only chose to distance himself from that person.
8. He’s not arrogant and does not put on airs just because he can count, recite the ABCs or do something better than others his age.
9. He laughs all the time and does not let anything spoil his mood
10. He sings whenever he wants to, he talks about anything without reservations, he lets his feelings show without being ashamed about it.
Yes, it must have been nice to be three years old again and it took a three year old to teach me that there are many simple pleasures in life we should not miss.
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Until they know how to talk
Then the next phrase will reign
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‘Wah! So energetic how to cope
This want can’t be had
That want too expensive
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Every walk all the way to family bliss
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It is too precious to let them go
Even to the care of grandparents
The little ones
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Hear the parents glowing world
The cries just a small distraction
For the ties that bind
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