Reason Why I Like Children

KIDS.

Children are in many ways random and naive. In their mind, they say what they think and feel. They do not have to be held responsible for the things they say or do because to them, they just do it because they want to.

Bluntly, these may seem brash but it's only a child. What more can you expect? Their minds are fresh and innocent, untainted by views, opinions, ideas and theories. What they deduce is a direct form of what they see and hear. Yes, things like manners have to be taught but putting aside the moral values parents are to instill in the children, they are what I call natural. Or pure.

You can instruct a child to do something and he or she will do it without hesitation. It is that simple. If you're wondering that they may have done it out of the want for reward then I can tell you that theory may be flawed. Children don't know what compliments are until we tell them. Once they accomplished a task, it's natural instinct that we will praise them. Soon, they expect compliments and rewards whenever the task you bid them to do is done. Hence, the children became accustom to what I term a reward-base condition.

They can be so random! For example, when they see paper, curiosity strikes and they will start meddling with it. And perhaps tear it later. They don't mean it, of course, since curiosity got the best of them. You can't read a child's mind because you do not know what they have absorbed and what they would come up with. On the contrary, an adult can be read easily because their experiences and expressions are shown on their faces and conducts.

Of course, one can argue that by observing a child's conduct you can tell how their mind works. But that's the job of the psychologist. I am not one. I am merely a loving stranger and sister who enjoys the company of children. Not only they are cute and cuddly -sometimes cheeky- they are also interesting conversationalists. Because they are natural, there is no pretense in the way they speak and the content of what they tell you about. You can wholeheartedly trust them. You know they won't disappoint you because they don't know what disappointment is. Even if they do try and trick you, they're doing it out of mischief and you would have noticed it right away because they are not taught how to lie.

I love engaging in conversations with children because they always surprise me with the things they tell me. There are things that I do not expect them to know. Also, I love adding information into their database. I like how they look at me with admiration and awe as I explain things that are alien to them and how they ask questions about it. Such wonderful moments!

They're unpredictable. That's what I like about them =)