What if we did not press children to find a career path and stick to it? What if we asked them what they wanted to be now, instead of what they wanted to be when they grow up? What if we exposed them to as much potential and possibilities as we could get our hands on as early and often as we could? What if we had "Experience Day" instead of "Career Day"? What if they showed a favor for a sport and were allowed to play that sport for enjoyment? What if they had an aptitude for numbers and encouraged to run with it in any direction they discovered? What if we allowed children to be children and see what progresses from their heart, mind and soul as each day passes?
What happens when a child does not have a career path chosen by the time they hit high school? What happens when a child does not start at an elite school at the age of 3? What happens when they don't go to college preparatory classes starting in Junior High? What happens when a child doesn't get into the college of choice? What happens when they don't get that "dream" job right out of college? What happens if the do get that "dream" job? What if we allowed them to find their way, in their own way along the path, encouraging them to move forward and helping them along when asked?
What happens to a child's soul when it is not put in a box but allowed to wander about and see what is outside that box?
What happens to a child's mind if it is allowed to expand beyond what we already know?
What happens to a child's heart when it is allowed to be broken, loved and free to love?
What happens indeed.
What did you want to be when you were 3, 8, 15, 21, 26, 32, 47?
It is not too late to find your passion and pursue it as a hobby or a career.
Embrace your inner child and find yourself and change your world.
You just might change others.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" Mahatma Gandhi
