Is it possible to remain childlike?

[Ori]

And keep your innocence?

 

[Peace]

Yes of course we can as far as we follow God's path, stick to good company, keep away from obscene scenes with all it's aspects.

Peace be with you,
Peace

 

[Ori]

Yes of course we can as far as we follow God's path, stick to good company, keep away from obscene scenes with all it's aspects.

Peace be with you,
Peace

Hi Peace, what obscene scenes are you refering to excactly?

 

[Peace]

Hi Peace, what obscene scenes are you refering to excactly?

To watch or hear things that awaken sexual desires and thus leads one to indulge in forbidden relationships (outside of mariage).

Peace

 

[Original Freak]

yes and no. Depends on what' considered innocent. I think I'm quite child like, but as far as innocent? Is wanting to jump my wifes bones innocent?

 

[michel]

yes and no. Depends on what' considered innocent. I think I'm quite child like, but as far as innocent? Is wanting to jump my wifes bones innocent?

Of course it is; it is an intrinsic part of nature. If you are in a loving relationship, then IMO, sex is 'innocent' in that it is not an act of anything pertaining to guilt.

Is it possible to remain childlike ? - I hope so! - otherwise I am in BIG trouble. One of the greatest gifts of life is to be able to see things with the eyes of a child, and occasionally to enjoy childish pursuits. Well, that's my take on it anyway - I don't want to be an adult 24 hours a day!:biglaugh:

 

[njcl]

im quite sure as long as your relationship leads to marriage or your married then god does not mind you doing yourself to death............lol............though i refer to wholesome sex not the filth pandered about by todays society..about being childlike well "be children in returning evil but adults discerning evil" or something like that...duh

 

[jimbob]

There are actually some people with a wierd birth defect (i forget its name) that will never develope mentally past the age of 7-9. I thought that was kinda interesting.

 

[Dreamwolf]

Parts of childhood innocence is incredible, they dont have to worry about much I remember when the quiz tommorrow was my biggest problem. But I have retained that ability to laugh at every situation and to make life as un-serious as possible. In truth some people change only physically from when they were children I tend to stay away from them. Those who keep the mentality of a adult but the passion for life of a child those are the ones I enjoy being around!
Blessings!

 

[john313]

it is very difficult in today's society, but i suppose it is possible. The american society is very immoral (going by traditional morals of wearing clothes in public and the like) and it would be difficult to remain innocent and childlike. if by keep your innocence you are referring to sex; i do not sex as evil, just an instinct/desire that is made stronger by seeing ads, tv, going to the beach, the gym, the grocery store......

 

[Original Freak]

I still enjoy playing cars with my son. More than once he's left and I'll catch myself 5 minutes later still playing...does that count?

 

[EnhancedSpirit]

I didn't realize how far from childlike I had gotten until I had children of my own. Do you remember what it was like to be full of excitment about a butterfly or an ant? My daughter points things out to me, that I would have never noticed because of my busy-ness.

 

[Master Vigil]

The only constant is change. To try to stay like you were when you were a child would be preposterous. The key is to be simple.

 

[michel]

The only constant is change. To try to stay like you were when you were a child would be preposterous. The key is to be simple.

I don't see it that way, Master Vigil - I understand 'childlike' to mean with 'innocent motives', with eyes and a mind unsullied...

 

[Master Vigil]

Notice I said "like you were when you were a child." What I was referring to (and I apologize that it wasn't further discussed by me) is mentally childlike. Like, completely reverting back to childhood physically and mentally. When I stated that simplicity is the key, I meant that simplicity is how children are naturally. And if we as adults became simple. We would get the "childlike" mentality in relation to our age that is necessary.

 

[Stormygale]

This is the dumbest question I have ever heard..lol.
No.
The human mind grows and with comes the growing process of putting up your 'toy cars' and chasing the opposite sex. I have been acquainted with a forty year old women who has the mind and actions of a thirteen year old. She has no curiousity to drive her forward, nor the mind to do it....so yea, if you are almost an invalid, maybe euphoric childfullness is in reach......
Sorry, that's the Rush Limbaugh speaking out of me....lol.

 

[Original Freak]

The question isn't about keeping the same mental state as much as it is about keeping the innocents and inquisitivness (is that even a word) tha a child shows.

 

[njcl]

i take childlike as the following - i always percieve people as good even when there not,even when i do not know them,i think a 6 year old views people in the same way,childlike means innocence in thought i think,sometimes i wish i was not like this

 

[Original Freak]

i take childlike as the following - i always percieve people as good even when there not,even when i do not know them,i think a 6 year old views people in the same way,childlike means innocence in thought i think,sometimes i wish i was not like this

yeah, I get suckered a lot to.

 

[EnhancedSpirit]

i take childlike as the following - i always percieve people as good even when there not,even when i do not know them,i think a 6 year old views people in the same way,childlike means innocence in thought i think,sometimes i wish i was not like this

For a long time I thought my son was way too friendly to strangers. He would make friends with any body. I didn't want to deter him from this, but at the same time, it really scared me. I would tell people that my son would befriend Jack-the-Ripper. But then as he was exposed to more and more people, I noticed that sometimes he will not want anything to do with a person. So, now I believe his intuition may be stronger than mine. I realized that he does not actually see EVERYBODY as being good, but he also does not judge a book by it's cover. He trusts his gut. I just hope his gut is always right.