Does the title ring any bells? Yes, it sounds similar to an American retail store exclusively for toys (http://www.toysrus.com). But this post is not about that store or its counter parts. Rather, it's about what they sell - toys :) Sound fun? read on!
Back when we were kids, I am sure, all of us would have had toys - big, small, noisy, stuffy, glowy, scary, cute, guess I lost you.. :) There was an amazing sense of joy and happiness in being with them. Remember how we used to have them next to us in the bed? That fantastic feeling when your super hero saved the world from the wild and ferocious mammals and dinosaurs? Priceless! Or when your cute little Barbie was awarded the beauty pageant? A very proud moment indeed, right!! And long before you actually became an engineer and built stuff, your structural marvels won the best design award. Now that's definitely an achievement!!!
But then, as it should have been, growth happened. We all became old, studied hard, became the able sons and daughters ready to take on the world with skills and talent. Priorities changed and soon, our super heroes and best friends reached the corners of the shelves, waiting to be called for and cuddled. Watches, wallets, perfumes and yeah the jewellery de-throwned our little heroes and princesses, leaving them to dust. 'We need to grow up', you might say, but I don't think the kid in us should. Why, you ask?
There's a book that I read some time ago, 'The Present' by Spencer Johnson in which he asks as to remind ourselves of our childhood, the days when we were the best, the amount of confidence we had, the fearlessness in order to rejuvenate ourselves with energy. I believe it's certainly true of all of us, a lot of problems can be overcome that way. Now I am not saying we should be childish in our daily lives, but a little bit of kiddish ideas do help :)
Curiosity. The one factor which has enabled the humans to achieve so much - technological advancements, human well being, revolutionary inventions and innovations. The seeds of which were sown early in our childhood. The eternal curiosity that kept us awake till late nights tinkering with that new toy gifted by dad figuring out how it works :) As we have grown, I personally feel many of us have lost that streak of curiosity that is one of the foundations of joy and excitement. A lot of times, we take things for granted which if avoided by curiosity can keep us on the edge of excitement. After all, there's so much this world has to offer us, right!
Long ago when I was a kid, there was an ad by Nokia which featured adults engrossed in playing games in their mobile phones. It even featured Mr. Bill Clinton (if I remember correctly) sitting at a lake side his trousers rolled up, playing a game on his Nokia mobile like a child. At the end of the ad, there was a statement "There's a child in everyone of us eager to play. That's why we've put them in our phones too". Now though it's a marketing trick by Nokia, what they did mention in their quote is true. There definitely is a child in everyone of us, waiting to come out and play!
Let's be curious again, let's become a child again :)
Back when we were kids, I am sure, all of us would have had toys - big, small, noisy, stuffy, glowy, scary, cute, guess I lost you.. :) There was an amazing sense of joy and happiness in being with them. Remember how we used to have them next to us in the bed? That fantastic feeling when your super hero saved the world from the wild and ferocious mammals and dinosaurs? Priceless! Or when your cute little Barbie was awarded the beauty pageant? A very proud moment indeed, right!! And long before you actually became an engineer and built stuff, your structural marvels won the best design award. Now that's definitely an achievement!!!
But then, as it should have been, growth happened. We all became old, studied hard, became the able sons and daughters ready to take on the world with skills and talent. Priorities changed and soon, our super heroes and best friends reached the corners of the shelves, waiting to be called for and cuddled. Watches, wallets, perfumes and yeah the jewellery de-throwned our little heroes and princesses, leaving them to dust. 'We need to grow up', you might say, but I don't think the kid in us should. Why, you ask?
There's a book that I read some time ago, 'The Present' by Spencer Johnson in which he asks as to remind ourselves of our childhood, the days when we were the best, the amount of confidence we had, the fearlessness in order to rejuvenate ourselves with energy. I believe it's certainly true of all of us, a lot of problems can be overcome that way. Now I am not saying we should be childish in our daily lives, but a little bit of kiddish ideas do help :)
Curiosity. The one factor which has enabled the humans to achieve so much - technological advancements, human well being, revolutionary inventions and innovations. The seeds of which were sown early in our childhood. The eternal curiosity that kept us awake till late nights tinkering with that new toy gifted by dad figuring out how it works :) As we have grown, I personally feel many of us have lost that streak of curiosity that is one of the foundations of joy and excitement. A lot of times, we take things for granted which if avoided by curiosity can keep us on the edge of excitement. After all, there's so much this world has to offer us, right!
Long ago when I was a kid, there was an ad by Nokia which featured adults engrossed in playing games in their mobile phones. It even featured Mr. Bill Clinton (if I remember correctly) sitting at a lake side his trousers rolled up, playing a game on his Nokia mobile like a child. At the end of the ad, there was a statement "There's a child in everyone of us eager to play. That's why we've put them in our phones too". Now though it's a marketing trick by Nokia, what they did mention in their quote is true. There definitely is a child in everyone of us, waiting to come out and play!
Let's be curious again, let's become a child again :)
