Baptism Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Know what it is to be a child? It is to be something very different from the man of today. It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of Baptism; it is to believe in belief; it is to be so little that elves can reach to whisper in your ear; it is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything, for each child had its fairy godmother in its soul.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: "A Child's Vision" (attributed, source uncertain)
A child possesses a pure, imaginative spirit untainted by adult constraints, seeing wonder in the ordinary and believing in the impossible.
In simple terms: Children see magic and possibility everywhere.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate childlike wonder in daily life.
Themes
imagination
innocence
creativity
Mood
joyful
reflective
Type
inspirational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- playful learning
- creative problem solving
- storytelling
- mindfulness
Key Concepts
spirituality
belief
fantasy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you reconnect with your inner child?
- What adult tasks can you view with childlike curiosity?
A Different Perspective
Adults may lose this perspective as they age, making it hard to sustain.
