Introduction

Honestly, growing up I had none of this in my mind. I always used to be in my own world, like any kid would be—no surprises there. However, there's something different about me now: the mindset I had back then when I was a kid and the mindset I have right now about the world.

What Was It Before?

I used to have a very different perspective of life and the people around me back when I was a kid. I used to think of every person as someone who could potentially save lives and come running for help when someone needs it. I guess that's how any kid would imagine this world to be like in his/her mindset. Kids don't really have a perspective based on the assumption of anything bad happening or negativity, hence I had the same mindset.

What It Is Now?

Honestly speaking, now when I look outside, I don't see the world the same way I used to see it back then when I was a kid. People have changed, and their beliefs have changed too, along with whatever it is they have in their own minds. Either that, or as a kid, what I imagined this world to be was nothing but just another dream of mine to live in such a world while growing up. Unfortunately, in either of those cases, I'm now not in the same world I wanted to be in back in the day.

Life just seemingly got harder by the hour after that. It was one of the greatest realizations I had at that time. It changed the whole meaning of life, unity, and helping people. It was always very strange to me when I looked up to people for inspiration, and they turned out to be the worst people I've met in my life. At some point, it really put a big question mark on what I had in mind for people. I was kind of scared to believe anything or anyone at that point.

What Do I Want It To Be?

For me, I want a world where people don't think twice before reaching out and giving a helping hand to those who need it the most at that point in time. I want to live in a world, a place where there are no limits on what you can do for somebody, where a word never defines the limits and bounds of what can be done to help a person. I'd want to see a world where people don't see each other as ours and theirs. I'd want to live in a world where I can call people mine—doesn't matter their religion, race, place, or beliefs.

Conclusion

I know the world is far from perfection, but I think we shouldn't forget that there's no one perfect in this universe and that without imperfections, humans will never grow past the limit that defines their perfection. Maybe the world I want to live in is impossible to find now, or it's long lost now to the point of no return, but I believe I still have faith, and I want to believe that someday I will find the world I'm looking for somewhere. If not, then unfortunately, humans will never know the world a kid lives in. They'd never know what real heaven looks like.