If you could spend one day in someone else’s shoes who would it be and why?
I would choose my children. I know, I should pick one person, but really, who can choose between their children. I choose my children because there is really no better way to get to know a person, their wants, needs, dreams. If I could experience my children’s lives, I would know exactly what they need from me to help them grow, learn, survive, and appreciate life and what they have. I don’t think for one second that that would be an easy mile and I know that it would stay with me forever. I’m sure that my heart would break into a million pieces and hopefully, it would also soar to the stars. I would better learn their strengths and weaknesses and be able to use my own knowledge to guide them and encourage them to develop and balance those strengths and weaknesses.
As I’m sitting here writing this, I’m starting to think that I’m insane. I can barely handle my own ups and downs. I don’t know if I could handle full immersion into their lives. Of course, I’m also probably taking it all a step beyond. I’m very empathic, so instead of just walking in their shoes, I’m imagining actually being them for a day or week or whatever, feeling their feelings, not just experiencing their experiences. It’s an overwhelming thought. However, as a parent, if I were able to do that and know that somehow I would be able to help them as a result of that experience, I would absolutely do it. I mean, I would die to save any one of my children, even a long, slow, painful death.
Holy hell, that got morbid quick. Ok, I’m done. It was a writing prompt and I wrote. Hopefully the next one will be a little more upbeat.
Have a great day!
Julie