[Parenting Essay] #24 So as not to close off future possibilities

When I watch my child,

there are moments when I am taken aback.

It is the way they take a step forward,

with almost no hesitation, asking, "What is this?"

If something catches their interest, they try touching it.

If they think they want to try something, they just go ahead and do it.

Before worrying about whether it will go well, their curiosity moves their body.

I want to help them keep this attitude of "trying what interests me" for as long as possible.

That is my honest wish as a parent.

As they grow,

people gradually accumulate "experience."

The fact that experience increases is,

of course, not a bad thing.

However, that experience,

Before you know it, they also become brakes.

"I couldn't do this well before."

"I've done this before, but I didn't like it."

Such information quietly accumulates within us.

Before I know it, before taking a new step,

there are many times when I've already reached a conclusion in my head.

"It'll probably be the same this time, too."

Of course, it's not that it's always good to

"try everything again" unconditionally.

For things that cause allergic reactions or

things that are clearly dangerous,

it is necessary to be cautious.

That is the same for both children and adults.

But for many other things,

I think there is often
a "value in trying again."

It is, for example,

like "going to a familiar place via a different route than usual,"

or "going to the same place with different companions,"

and perhaps it is a bit similar to that kind of feeling.

Even if the destination is the same,

if the path changes, the scenery you see changes.

If the people you are with change,

the words exchanged and the atmosphere you feel also change.

As a result,

it often becomes quite a different experience.

People are the same; their age,

environment, and state of mind are different from back then.

The memory that 'it didn't work out before'

does not necessarily apply to 'the person I am now'.

It is important to establish 'yourself' to a certain extent.

But at the same time, I think it is just as important

not to establish 'yourself' too rigidly.

Because I am this kind of person.

Because this is not the type of thing I am suited for.

I hope that words used to protect yourself like that

do not end up closing off your future possibilities.

For children,

And for myself as well,

"If you're curious, it's okay to try it again."

"It's okay if it doesn't go well, isn't it?"

I want to gently leave some room for that.

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