I am in the midst of a bonfire, but after watching my brothers and their friends jumping over the fire and throwing sparklers and various things into it, I believe I need a break.
Kids are extremely creative, they will try anything because there is much to learn and experiment with. Sometimes I tell them it won't work, that is too dangerous, or I roll my eyes, but many times they do it anyway and I am proved wrong. This is very similar to design I feel. I tell myself all the time that ideas won't work before I even give them a chance to develop. Try different ridiculous ideas and watch them turn into your best design. Mistakes many times lead to new inventions and you must give them a chance.
My brothers, who are in middle school, started grabbing different foods from the house and roasting them over the smokey fire. When they brought down a watermelon I immediately looked over at my mom and we exchanged our skeptical smirks. They cut it up, slid a slice of watermelon on the skewer, and roasted it over the flames. The outcome, a warm slushy exterior and cold juicy interior, a surprisingly pleasant treat. I will take their example and use it in my life, wow never thought I would learn such a valuable tip from my annoying, exhausting, moody, messy, smelly, sassy, squirrely, almost teenage brothers. Let us all try roasting more watermelon in our lives and perhaps it will lead to another pleasant treat.
Hailey Schultz
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