I spent the first 25 years of my life proving to myself that I was invincible. I have spent the last 10 years disabusing myself of that belief.
I saw some children running around a fountain in a park today. Their parents kept telling them to stop running. These kids were playing and aged around 2-4. They will never feel invincible. While it may seem that they are ahead of the curve, a lot of my successes and triumphs have stemmed from the belief or the memory of the belief that I was invincible and could do anything. These children are being crippled. When I have proven myself mortal those where humbling times that I also learned from. There is a difference in being proved mortal and assuming it from the get go. Every child should face that test themselves.
Secondly- In a nation where obesity in children is become epidemic, should we ever tell a child to stop running? I think not. Run children! Scraped knees heal and chicks dig scars...Well... they used to.
