No Way—the third option!

Like many I have also been grown up hearing the famous well-rhymed, well-versed, well-phrased, well-used, well…it’s ‘my way or the highway…’. But it’s just recently that my three-years old niece taught me that there’s another third option—#noway

So it happened that while playing with me sweetly, she started making mess…wasn’t listening me…so out of frustration I literally told her k, “listen…it’s my way or the highway.” (I really don’t know what mindset was I in…I know that was really rude.) But, instead of shocking her…actually I got backfired by so-very-direct stare…it was literally eye-to-eye…and she very calmly proclaimed… “No Waayy”. 

Her firm proclamation took me aback and really sabotaged my delusionary authoritative right. 

As expected I gave up…but she also smartly took hold of the situation and cleaned-up her post-color-time-play-mess. But all this while, I underwent all different passing shades of shock, surprise, power, weakness, transparency, and above all, her innocence.

She did nothing out of a plan…as we over-smart-adults pretend to do. All she did was spoke her mind…rather than choosing to be oppressed by my vague superiority. She shunned all her taught-norms…and just said what she felt. Simple! 

I really wish that instead of stepping on the kids’ innocence by handing them our wish-list…we should actually simply follow their pure, perfect, and not-so-overly-worked gestures. 

I know it’s not a win-win situation…as our worldly temptations always demand us to think…but believe me in doing this small, apparently useless effort, we can actually learn to take care of ourselves, our lives, and surely can make this world a livable place.   

Hence, sometimes its better to speak your mind, and say what you think instead of thinking about what others will think. Stop uselessly grinding yourself. Remember we all are born superheroes, the only thing for us is to learn how to wisely use the power of our ‘NO’!  

Until next time, practice saying "no" on as-needed basis.