Finding Neverland

As children we are perfect. We say the absolute truth and are open to any possibilities. We are at our most creative. We express our emotions fully and with no deception. If we are sad, we cry ourselves sick. If we are happy, we laugh as loud as possible. But something happens when we grow up. We learn to lie and deceive not only others but ourselves. We learn to hide our emotions and suppress our feelings because of the risks. Our lives are not long. We may think they are but they can and do end in an instant. What is the point in living if no one remembers you, loves you? Why should we even take breath if not with the intent to find somebody to love and be loved by? Why do we let chances slip by? Regret has to be the most painful of all the emotions.

What if everyone just let go of all their inhibitions? What if we were completely truthful? Yes, hearts would break, but there would be such a sweet freedom. Freedom to say and do what we feel. Freedom to walk up to someone and say, "I like you. Come play with me?"

We have no excuse in these modern days to lie to ourselves. We owe it to those who came before us, who had to worry about reputation, monetary stability, who had absolutely no emotional choice in the matter. Now there is nothing but emotional choice. What is the worst that could happen? We are embarrassed, we lose some pride. Screw pride. We are all children at heart. We all want the same things. Love, happiness, someone to play with, someone to be with.

And deceiving the world about who we really are is folly from the beginning. Eventually our true colours will shine through and we will be left standing there, looking at that someone who has been lied to, hoping they will be able to accept who we actually are.

Wouldn't it be better to be ourselves so that we might find those people who mesh so beautifully with our own view of the world? Shouldn't we all be looking for a perfect fit?

If being an adult means settling for second best, for sacrificing feelings for the world's idea of goodness, for being less than you are so very capable of- then I'm off to find Neverland because I am never  growing up.

Thanks for listening.

Today's Colour: Blue