When I was little, everything was alive (and to a certain extent, sentient): trees, all animals, of course; plants. This meant I needed to be gentle to living things as much as possible, and even if I had to kill something (cockroaches. Ticks. Mosquitos. Weeds.) that I'd do it with some degree of, I guess you'd have to call it consideration. Even inanimate things were alive. The universe was alive.
This is still true. It certainly does make life more interesting, fun, and at times, glorious, if everything around you can enjoy being there, too.
A childhood belief about plants
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my stuffed animals would come alive at night to protect me.— Julie
- i belive every toy and stuffed animals is alive and moving and they just dont want to admitt it.— hannah
- The first time I hear about a serial killer, I laughed. You can't kill cereal. It's not alive.Anon
- i found out that the people on tv were alive when i was eight.— mursem
- I used to believe my barbies came alive at night, so I would always try to catch them in the act.Anon
- I used to believe that cars were alive and their headlights were eyes.— Wiley