What spending a weekend with my 6-year-old cousin taught me-

1. Not attaching actions with results- Still kids we were always at work, mingling things over each other or had a task at hand, without much thought of the outcomes or repercussions of our actions. Growing up, we are always on a hunt to judge our actions and measuring them on our imaginary weighing scale. One should take time out to do things he likes doing without thinking about what he is getting from it, by doing things you like with persistence, you gain confidence and eventually gets better at the same, by not attaching every task with the fruits to be followed you gain courage and lose the fear of failure.

2. Being Cheerful- Always involved in activities you enjoy doing (NOT social media) makes you active and lets your creative juices flow, doing things you like makes you a chirpy person with so much to share and connect with fellow humans.

3. Gain Experiences and not materials- What amazed me was how ignorant she was of all fancy jackets, skinny jeans she had, and more interested in comfortable pajamas which let her move around freely. How proud she was of her picnic experiences and the drawing kit she got as a birthday gift in which she practiced drawings over and over, how amazed she was of the experiences I have had to share and skills to showcase rather than all the material I possess.

4. Generosity- Out of all the family members she was genuinely happy about having me there and it showed, all the money and possessions can get you only limited joy for the true joy can only be felt through warm relationships, it was sweet to know how she named all of her street dogs- whitey, blacky and insists on playing with them in spite bitten up by a pet dog herself. Be kind as it is the only thing people will remember about you after you are long gone.

5. Know your true self and be proud of it- She showcased her wonderful drawings, sketches and her pretty handwriting, she sang me songs and showed her dance, the very less time she was interested in the phone was to make videos through which she showed viewers her home, her father watching TV, mom cooking, her grandparent sitting and chatting away. I was amazed at her curiosity and how at this tender age she learned dancing to sketching to makeup on her own by watching videos and diligently practicing and everything a million times, I loved how children are so carefree and takes pride in themselves, while we keep undermining ourselves, under-confident while facing a stage because we make it too big in our head failing to recognize that creativity flows freely everywhere waiting for us to explore it.