THE YOUNG ARE FEARLESS
The young are rightfully fearless, because on many fronts, we as adults coach/teach what can't be done, we are always emphasising, in general, what can't be done. Hopefully I have always flown against this model in my coaching and parenting life, I always want to encourage can, and not can't, to take away inhibitions and encourage individual creativity. This was just a natural part of a day for this young fellow, and he went about what he was doing with no thought for nor any fear of any consequences. Moreover, I was buoyed by his long hair and the fact that there are today parents out there that allow the growing of long hair. 40 years ago I was never allowed to, always short back and sides or crew cut, I hated it. It was enforced by my parents, by the upper class boarding school I went to. I was one of the first at this boarding school to get an ear ring in my left ear. I was threatened with expulsion and caned for it, and told to remove it. I just went and got one in my right ear, which in 1979 gave out all sorts of connotations to the upper class and homophobic twits that were in charge. It also brought about double standards of the highest order, in 1979 and 1980 I was part of the elite football structure of that school ad was henceforth allowed to keep said ear rings, wait for it, so long as I wore my hair long enough to cover it, unbelievable garbage. To me this young guy just represents a free spirit of life, uninhibited, fearing nothing, how it should be. And for the record, the moment I personally was out of my parents control, hair was grown and still is today, in fact now represents some milestones for me, and my last haircut of any sort was the last Thursday in August 2013, and I sure do wear ear rings with no fear. If I was a youngie today, I would no doubt have many tattoos, but while I like them feel my time on acquiring them has passed.
THE YOUNG ARE FEARLESS
The young are rightfully fearless, because on many fronts, we as adults coach/teach what can't be done, we are always emphasising, in general, what can't be done. Hopefully I have always flown against this model in my coaching and parenting life, I always want to encourage can, and not can't, to take away inhibitions and encourage individual creativity. This was just a natural part of a day for this young fellow, and he went about what he was doing with no thought for nor any fear of any consequences. Moreover, I was buoyed by his long hair and the fact that there are today parents out there that allow the growing of long hair. 40 years ago I was never allowed to, always short back and sides or crew cut, I hated it. It was enforced by my parents, by the upper class boarding school I went to. I was one of the first at this boarding school to get an ear ring in my left ear. I was threatened with expulsion and caned for it, and told to remove it. I just went and got one in my right ear, which in 1979 gave out all sorts of connotations to the upper class and homophobic twits that were in charge. It also brought about double standards of the highest order, in 1979 and 1980 I was part of the elite football structure of that school ad was henceforth allowed to keep said ear rings, wait for it, so long as I wore my hair long enough to cover it, unbelievable garbage. To me this young guy just represents a free spirit of life, uninhibited, fearing nothing, how it should be. And for the record, the moment I personally was out of my parents control, hair was grown and still is today, in fact now represents some milestones for me, and my last haircut of any sort was the last Thursday in August 2013, and I sure do wear ear rings with no fear. If I was a youngie today, I would no doubt have many tattoos, but while I like them feel my time on acquiring them has passed.