46.
Do You Play?
I dropped off my son, Colby, at his friend’s house this past weekend. When his buddy walked up to our car
to greet him, I asked: “What are you guys going to do?” The reply came in one big word: “Play” Perfect
answer.
Children are our teachers. I’m not the guru in our home – my kids are. As I drove back to my place,
I reflected on the importance of play. How often do you ask an adult “What do you plan on doing today?”
and get the response “Play”? Maybe that’s why our world is broken.
Adults are nothing more
Than deteriorated children.
What would your life look like if there was more play? What would your experience of work be like if
you had more fun doing your job, no matter what job you do? What would your relationships look like with
more spontaneity, laughter, festivity and youthful – no, wild – abandon? As adults, we stop playing once we
assume the responsibilities of life. Adults are nothing more than deteriorated children. Why? It doesn’t have
to be that way. Make the time to play. Find the time to be a little reckless and silly. Be imaginative at work
and bring curiosity back to your days. Get back to that sense of wonder you knew when life was all about
make – believe, riding your bike and enjoying every second of this journey called living. And the next time
someone looks at you – with your briefcase, business suit and serious face – and asks what you plan on
doing today, I invite you to confidently give the only reply that matters: “I’m going out to play.”