Who are You?

Each of us enters the world possessing an innate, core, a true self. Each one of us is an “original model,” and as such we all have unique gifts to offer to the world (R. Mandeville, 2019).

     I believe man was born into this world a clean slate. Over my lifetime I have observed different characteristics of children.

•  Some children take sticks or whatever tool is available and constantly beat on any and everything in sight creating music to their ears but unlearned children’s noise to others.

• Some children dance anywhere, everywhere, and have an inborn love for music with a sense of internal coordination to go along with it. Some children want to comb anybody and everybody’s hair. They just love hair and especially cannot stay out of their own.

•  How about the children who love changing clothes and wearing adult shoes? They seem to have a natural affection for garments and can layer them fashionably. I love to see kids wearing their favorite boots no matter the season with the outfit to match as their mom says, “they picked out the ensemble all by themselves.” 

•  What about the rough and rugged kids who tackle and wrestle everyone in the house? I always felt sorry for the youngest sibling.

• What about the kid who collects every dinosaur and the books to go along with them? Let’s not forget about the kids who carry paper, pencils, crayons, markers, and books, with them all the time (That was my child).

Could it be they were telling those around them who they really are?

     Conversations like this reveal quite a bit. This conversation could be about any hobby or interest. The real question is, what made such a talent become something of the past?