In church today, I saw a small child in the arms of his mother. The child looked so happy and he was indeed chubby, because he was well feed. I was glad for his mother. One interesting thing that i noted was the fact that immediately the child was breast fed, he began sleeping, and in his sleep he appeared so peaceful as though nothing could ever disturb him in life. Yes what could disturb him when he was in the comforting arms of his mother?
The other day I saw two small kids dancing happily to a song that was playing in the distance, I was walking with a friend and I told him that for us adults, the happy days are over. But what did I mean? you see the higher you grow, the more people expect of you, and whether consciously or unconsciously, your life is ruled by these expectations. you notice that your parents expect you to do well, that your peers expect you to act and behave like them etc., and when you refuse to meet up with such expectations, you feel terribly bad. now should you feel bad? we are always advised not to allow other people rule our lives; as true as it is, we should also realize that man is a social being and in his social nature, he has recourse to the thought system and reasoning faculty of others, even though he, of course would have a mind of his own. and yet he would try to make his life conform to the dictates of society, family, friends,peers etc. what a life! and you would also agree with me that when you do what is expected of you, you are happy, because you are parised, now when you do something bad, you are sad because you are scolded at or embarrassed.
as water-tight as this is, there are some people whose stock in trade is to rebel, and this they do well. why do they rebel? it is because of what i have just said, it is because there are life expectations that rule us, something close to a cabal that calls the shot on everyones life. I know that God has full control of this life, He is, yet, there is still something that determines how we order our lives as adults. the happy days are over because that thing goes and attacks that drive in us to be the best. our happy days are over because we would never know such joy, such peace, such calm as we knew as children when we had nothing to worry about, when our every need was met by others, when we would sleep calmly with no thought of any unfinished business, when we would wake up and dance and laugh and sing, and indeed eat. As children we always thought that that was how life was, but we know better now. Life and its expectations... I would advise one thing- never let yourself be weighed down by life expectations and yet again try to live up to your potentials. be happy always, never trade with your happiness and never expect that something outside would make you happy. happiness is within, it is internal, it is God, because God is within each and every human being. entrust your worries to Him but Do your part. Our Child Hood Days Are Over...it is time to face the difficult situations that life presents us with.
Childhood Deja vu
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