Hi Friends,
I came across this quote today:
“Genius is nothing more or less than childhood recovered at will.” — Charles Baudelaire
At first, it sounds a little strange. What does childhood have to do with genius?
But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. When we’re kids, we’re naturally curious. We ask endless questions, we imagine things that don’t exist yet, and we aren’t afraid to try something even if we fail. A child just explores.
As we grow older, many of us lose that mindset. We become more cautious, more self-conscious, and sometimes less willing to experiment.
Maybe what Baudelaire is suggesting is that true genius isn’t just intelligence. It’s the ability to return to that childlike curiosity and explore ideas freely.
In a way, genius might simply be remembering how to see the world the way we did when everything felt new.
Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!
Peace
Monita
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