I’ve come to understand and appreciate the power of embracing my inner child as I age.
The older I am, the more I realize I should embrace my inner child as I age. It’s about reconnecting with the innocent, carefree, and imaginative aspects of ourselves that we often leave behind as we grow up.
I wrote this text on the 24th of September, 2023. It was a sunny, warm day (20 degrees Celsius [68 degrees Fahrenheit]). As usual, I went out to take a walk and do street photography to embrace my inner child. While walking in an almost autumn-picturesque Warsaw, I was simply full of childish joy. I was happy because I could watch the yellowish-brownish leaves.
Moreover, I was grateful because I could walk (I did 11,3k footsteps).
Yes, you read correctly, my Dear Friend. I am thankful for the possibility of walking. I believe that a minority of healthy people do not appreciate the fact they can walk. The older I am, the more I see that many people prefer sitting in chairs or cars. I am not one of them. When possible, I walk. The truth is that while walking, many great ideas appear in my mind. The one about embracing my inner child as I get older is no exception. I want to cherish a kid living deep inside me.
The truth is that I hope a child living in my heart, mind, and soul won’t die until my final days.
Talking and spending my time with my beloved Kamilka and my parents, doing street photography, walking, writing texts, enjoying the magnificent reality that surrounds me, observing the world, listening to birds singing, all these activities are just the tip of the iceberg that every day proves me a child lives in me. The older I am, the more I realize all people have a child deep in their hearts, minds, and souls.
Nevertheless, in many of them, the child sleeps. Unfortunately, the child won’t wake up in some of them anymore. I do not want to be one of them. Let the young Adam Mazek, who lives in my soul, live forever. It’s this belief in personal growth and the pursuit of happiness that keeps me striving to keep the child within me alive and thriving.
