Write about innocence
The 500 Words
Innocence; it refers to a few different things. One
definition highlights a separation from involvement in a crime or offense,
another sheds light on virginity, and the third is about purity (or a lack of
corruption).
Writing about my childhood isn’t the challenge. I remember
being six years old and absorbing every bit of information that was thrown at
me. Children are naturally pure, full of curiosity, love, and have an
overwhelming desire to be friendly to others. Children don’t have the ten-foot
high, electrified concrete fences around their hearts like some adults do.
I read a lot of books as a kid. It was a weekly thing for my
mom to take me to the library and I would grab a stack of like, 15 Babysitter’s
Club books. I would carry them around in my backpack all week; whenever I
finished one I would simply trade it out for the next one. Other kids bullied
me for my “unnatural” obsession with reading books for fun. But reading was the
love of my young life.
These stories would take me away from my current life and
let me observe what life was like for other characters. I learned about
hardships felt by others, what it meant to be vulnerable, and what it was like
to fall in love. This certainly wasn’t a substitute for the real-world
experiences, but it gave me a better idea of what to expect in certain
situations.
I find my own writing process is the opposite of all the
experiences I had as child. I write about people who are naturally jilted and
emotionally raw, and are able to showcase that kind of innocence once they
connected with someone.
Although, I think that innocence is more than yourself being
considered “pure,” it’s being able to recognize the same kind of purity in
others. I like that I am able to find the purity among my friends and family members.
Everybody has that glimmer of innocence, and it isn’t a bad thing.
People should strive to hold onto the characteristics and
ideals that make them innocent, because I believe that it is rooted together with
hope.
Children hope for everything; Christmas gifts, new friends,
their favorite foods, the books they love, the people they love, they always
have hope for the things that make them happy.
My hope for doing this thirty-day challenge was that I would
write my way to happiness. I definitely think I’ve made some strides in the
last months, and I have hope that as long as I keep moving, that hope will
become my reality.
I hope for joy.
Innocence=Hope=Joy
There is so much to be joyful for, there are many things that
are joyous and we don’t even realize it. What gives you hope? What bring you
joy? What is your innocence? Those are three things I feel are much needed in
the world today. It all starts with acknowledging them, one at a time. I know we
can do it!
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