Childlike Wonder

Childlike Wonder is the ability to see the world in an optimistic, magical and grateful way. There are many benefits to holding onto one's childlike wonder, for instance, holding onto one's childlike wonder allows people to be more creative, faithful and humble. Most notably Walt Disney used his childlike wonder to be successful in his career.

Building Character

It is important to understand that childhood years are the building blocks of a person. As people experience new things and later use those novel experiences as reference points when comparing future experiences. Strong Childlike Wonder teach people that good can win in the end, as well as the value of hard work and imagination/innovation, as well as that nothing is impossible. As a child doesn't have to be told that dragons and the stories aren't real, because he'll figure that out on his own soon enough. However, believing that a noble hero can slay a scary dragon teaches a child that impossible odds can be overcome. Believing that good always triumphs over evil while he's a kid will teach him that good really can win in the end when he's an adult. Unfortunately the nanny state has restricted and prevented children from being playful. As digging in the sand at the beach was a fun activity for young children, but no more because of liberals. Lenore Skenazy claims that the message of the nanny state is “Don’t have fun, it’s too dangerous”, and encourages parents to let "kids have a real childhood".

Faith

“Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” - Luke 18:15-17 Holding onto one's Childlike Wonder makes people better Christians. It makes one more grateful for God's gifts, and what God has in store for people. Because Children have faith in their friends, family, and teachers as well as in themselves when one loses their childlike wonder it is also easy to lose faith, and this causes them to drift aimlessly through life. Having childlike wonder makes people humble enough to be willing to learn new things. As childlike wonder allows us to be inspired by the world, but unfortunately when people lose it, they see themselves as the center of the universe, and think the world exists only for them. Keeping that sense of humility one had as a child is incredibly important, because it will allow them to be inspired by the actions of others, and will keep them striving toward growing as a person. When people lose the wonder of what God has created, it is easy to lose a lot of the wonder of who God is.

Joy

It is important to embrace one's inner child, when one fails to do so they are failing to realize they already know how to appreciate life the way it ought to be appreciated. Therefore, when one has more childlike wonder they are able to appreciate life more and experience more joy. This also helps people to become less nihilistic.

Music

A popular country-western song emphasizes wonder and faith:

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance

The song was written by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers, but country music singer Lee Ann Womack made it famous.