What does it mean to no longer have the innocence that we had as a child? As K references in her post, a loss of innocence should not be thought of as a negative thing. I seek to validate this claim. What does it mean to lose one's innocence?
Many people would say that we lose our innocence after we do something we can't get back. Once we cross the threshold into adulthood, we find that the world is a dark and scary place. Is this true? No. I don't feel as though it is. Think back to a traumatic event in your life. Did you change because of it?
I remember when I was deathly ill and rushed to the ICU unit Portland. I was only 14, but the stark realization of how near death was never became apparent to me. You can read more about what happened here. (Mind you that I wrote this a few years ago)
Either way, innocence is a human incantation. We put up these supposed walls to keep us feeling safe. We make these visions of grandiose, perfect people living far from sin. Unfortunately, no one is free from the shackles of reality. We all mess up, and we all make poor decisions here and there. Even if this is true, it doesn't really matter. We as a people need to look past the shortcomings of our fellow men and women. So what if we mess up? We need to be there for others, and do the right thing when it counts the most.
We strive for greatness and often fall short.
We strive for perfection but it will never come.
We strive to be average but we are all more.
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