As parents, we enter the phase of parenting with the belief that it is our responsibility to impart all our knowledge to our children. We hope that our teachings & lessons would aid them in developing and shaping them into well-rounded adults of the future. But through that journey of slow and gradual growing up of our kids, we find the blessings in disguise. We seek to understand that our children are actually teaching us a lot more than we realize.
Blessed with my daughter in the year 2018, I realized that I was embarking upon a beautiful journey of my life that she offered to me. And all through the journey of being a mompreneur and handling both worlds by putting in the best of my efforts, I have learned several lessons from my daughter which I’d like to delineate as follows:
Being happy and excited about the smallest of things in life
Children have the amazing capacity to view the world with an unclouded intellect. They are open to learning new things without the prejudices, previous notions, or fear of failure that can hold us back as adults. Therefore, the kind of thrill that the smallest of things bring to her helps me stay alight and enjoy every little moment as a gift received from life. The excitement is always alive in her which keeps me motivated and focused on living life to the fullest.
The adaptability to situations
As a mompreneur, I have realized how, at times, I need my daughter to wait on me till I’m finished with my meetings and conferences. Initially, it was a bit laboursome. She would want me to herself every time, which is somewhere valid enough for a kid to behave in that manner. However, with a whole organization to run, I could hardly think of switching off. Now, nothing seems to be as blissful as the way in which my daughter has adapted to and understood my schedule. It took time but eventually, everything fell into the right place. This motivates me to feel that if she, at that stage, could do it, then I could do much more in my life. I could deal with all such challenges with might and stay put when anything tries to bring me down.
The curiosity
In order to ‘learn’ in life, you must stay ‘curious’ in life! There might come an age where we, as individuals, grow up seeing the world functioning in a certain way, conform to the prerequisite conditions, and stop thinking out of the box. But, as a kid, each of us has been curious into knowing how and why a certain thing is working the way it is. Children learn by questioning and then understanding the world from all possible angles that might appear. Curiosity allows us to adopt unfamiliar circumstances and build a rational approach to everything. As a mother, I have learnt from my daughter how to keep that zeal and rationality alive and approach every situation with an eagerness to discover and feel joyful.
Being expressive
It must be perfectly fitting to say for kids that whatever they feel, they say. They cry they laugh, they just do what they want to do, without giving care about what others might think. Growing up as individuals, we often surrender to the judgements of the world and into pleasing people by hiding what we truly feel. But it is the expression of the inner self that makes us unique and stand out from the crowd. Self-expression is vital for developing of one's identity, gaining self-confidence and creating a sense of belonging to the world. And this is something intrinsic I have learnt from my little one.
They symbolise Love and its importance in life.
At length, I want to mention the most important lesson I learned from my daughter. And this lesson is about the extent to which children believe in the power of and work towards the spreading of love. You could be planning 10 thousand things for them, but they find actual happiness in love. They might find temporary satisfaction in getting gifts, playing with toys, watching cartoon shows or having their favourite dish. But at the end of the day what they want the most is some quality time with the people they love and be loved by them who stand important in their lives.
Therefore, I might have had to put it into five main headings about what all I learnt from my daughter, but the reality is that the little things I learn from her every single day do not have count. I seek to learn more from her and understand life through this beautiful journey we unlock step-by-step together.
