The Children

Every day, I see too many people go through their lives with a heap of worries. These people worry about sports, school, clubs, and a variety of other things, and all the worries occur on a daily basis. I'm sure you all can point out two or three people in this room that are like this, but that's not the point. I have always taken pride in the fact that I am a laid back person, very few things can happen to me that I end up thinking about for more than a couple of days. I strongly believe that this is truly the best way to live your life; if you want to argue about it, we can.

This past Tuesday at Chic-Fil-A was kid's night. I was given the honor or working the 4-8 shift. I knew the place was going to be chaotic, but I had no idea, I wasn't ready. Probably the most exciting part about kid's night was the fact that we had Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomatoe off of Veggie Tales come. I got pictures with both of them by the way, but I have no idea how to upload them, or I would. Anyways, I was assigned the task to take a break from my normal nightly cooking routine to venture into the playplace and assist the children. This was neeccesarry due to the large number of them all trying to clamour through the place at the same time. At first I felt really morbid about doing this, I mean I like kids and all, but not 30 of them at the same time. Several kids got stuck at the top of the slide, too scared to go down. One kid even got so scared he peed all over the place. Despite all of these hardships though, I got over the fact that I was pretty much the babysitter for a large number of parents' children, and I began to enjoy myself. I had conversations with a couple of kids about sports and school, and I even played tag with a group of little girls.

I have always believe the quote that states that all humans 'live and learn'. Going by that, I try and learn something from every event that takes place in my life, no matter how small the lesson may be. Tuesday night, I took notice on the kids' behavior. They all seemed so happy. No matter what was going on around them, whether they had just lost at tic-tac-to, or they couldnt find anyone in hide-and-go-seek. Like I mentioned before, I see too many people these days with an overabudance of worries on their minds. Lighten up people! I challenge you all, some more than others, to take a couple days out of your worry-stricken lives and live like a child would.

You may be thinking that this idea is absurd, but try it, odds are you will enjoy yourselves. Maybe even enjoy yourselves enough to continue the new lifestyle for a couple more days, and maybe even a month. You will be reminded of how it feels to be young again, and gain that adolescent vigor you once possesed. Something I know many of you wish you had back.

I tried this once, and I've been living like a todler ever since.