Mind of a Child

“Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” - Jedi Master, Yoda.

That is a statement I totally agree with. When I was young (and even today), I never wanted to grow up. I remember constantly having fun, playing with friends, using my imagination and being creative, and reading classic novels with supernatural beings, adventures, romance, amazing heroes, and terrifying villains. Children represent what is best in humans. A child is innocent and imaginative, creating imaginative worlds where they can escape to. This can be seen in Michael Ende’s novel The Neverending Story (one of my favorite books), where a unhappy boy literally dives into a wonderous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

To create such stories to capture the attention of children and the child in adults, the authors need to be tap into their subconscious and think as a child thinks. I praise authors, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, Lloyd Alexander, etc., for their creative and imaginative stories that allow us to forget our troubles and feel young at heart again.

(I think, even as adults, we try to escape the pressures and restrictions of the world around us. Unfortunately, some of the ways to “escape” is either drown their sorrows in alcohol or drugs, which is sad.)