“Oh, little kids. They are loud. They yell, they shriek. And they make a big mess. They ride their bicycle on puddles, run through muds, and paint without worrying that colors will drip on their clothes. But they teach us a great deal about living in the moment. I still remember an evening from two years back. One of the kids came to me, crying. He had lost his school bag and said he could not find it anywhere. I tried to appease him. Despite my attempts, he looked so sad– like he just lost his whole world. Then something caught his attention, and he looked up at the sky. His face instantly lit up with happiness! Confused by the drastic change in his emotion, I looked up too. A single white feather was floating about gently in the breeze. He then went to chase after the feather. And in no time, he was running around playing with his friends. A seemingly simple thing like that immediately changed his mood. That’s because children naturally live in the moment. They notice and appreciate joys all around them in the smallest of pleasures. They can forget their troubles and be happy. Such is their presence of mind! We adults often forget to cherish joys in little things and instead be immersed in our worries all the time. That day, two years ago, an eight-year-old taught me an invaluable life lesson that I will never forget.”
– Sachyam Sharma, Children’s Home Caregiver
Sachyam Sharma
Oh, little kids. They are loud.
“They yell, they shriek. And they make a big mess. They ride their bicycle on puddles, run through muds, and paint without worrying that colors will drip on their clothes. But they teach us a great deal about living in the moment. I still remember an evening from two years back. One of the kids came to me, crying. He had lost his school bag and said he could not find it anywhere. I tried to appease him. Despite my attempts, he looked so sad– like he just lost his whole world. Then something caught his attention, and he looked up at the sky. His face instantly lit up with happiness! Confused by the drastic change in his emotion, I looked up too. A single white feather was floating about gently in the breeze. He then went to chase after the feather. And in no time, he was running around playing with his friends. A seemingly simple thing like that immediately changed his mood. That’s because children naturally live in the moment. They notice and appreciate joys all around them in the smallest of pleasures. They can forget their troubles and be happy. Such is their presence of mind! We adults often forget to cherish joys in little things and instead be immersed in our worries all the time. That day, two years ago, an eight-year-old taught me an invaluable life lesson that I will never forget.”
– Sachyam Sharma, Children’s Home Caregiver