Why Are We Afraid to Dream and Unsure of What We Want?
In our culture of upbringing, it’s not customary to listen to what a child really wants. Children aren’t given the right to choose. Did anyone often ask you as a child, “Sweetie, what would you like for lunch: porridge or soup?” Instead, they just spooned the “right” food into your mouth — even when you were already full.
This system of forced guidance teaches children to look outward — to what mom, dad, or their closest environment wants. As a result, they lose touch with themselves and stop trusting their own feelings.
Children’s desires are never truly heard. No one asks or listens to what they really want. A child might dream of a dog for their birthday, but instead gets a backpack. This broken inner trust in personal feelings carries over into adulthood, leaving us unsure of what we truly want.