Here is an article from author Brian Tracy on The Qualities of Children.
Children are born with two remarkable qualities. The first is that they’re born largely unafraid. They come into the world with only two physical fears, the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears have to be taught to the child through repetition and reinforcement while the child is growing up.
Anyone who’s ever tried to raise a small child to the age of five or six knows that they’re not afraid of anything. They’ll climb up on ladders, run out into traffic, grab sharp instruments, and generally do things that appear suicidal to an adult.
The second remarkable quality of children is that they’re completely uninhibited. They laugh, they cry, they wet their pants. They say and do exactly what they feel like with no concern whatever for the opinions of others.
The way you come into the world is unafraid and uninhibited, completely fearless and able to express yourself freely and easily in all situations. You know this is true because, years later, whenever you’re in a safe situation, with people you trust, you often revert to this natural state of fearlessness and spontaneity.
These are some of the best moments of your life, your peak experiences, when you’re truly happy. And they’re your normal, natural condition.
