The other day we commented on the shocking, by its exemplarity, that we had found the behavior of the Princess of Asturias and the Infanta at the coronation ceremony of her father. At their young age they already know that they are the center of attention and that their behavior must be governed by the rules of a rigid protocol. They are girls who have had to grow fast.
But they are not the only case. There are many more children who, for different reasons, have had to behave like small adults instead of the children they really are, children who train several hours a day instead of watching TV or playing. Is the other side of the weight of responsibility in children.
Children who behave like adults
We saw it last Thursday and we have seen it on other occasions, the behavior of the daughters of the Kings has always been faultless according to the rules that govern such events. They are girls who know how they have to behave in front of the cameras, because they know they have a responsibility towards what they represent.
Similarly, although in another different field we have the famous model girls, accustomed to posing in front of the cameras from a very young age.
We also have future sports stars, as Rafa Nadal, Gervasio Deferr or Nuria Cabanillas once were. All of them were children who had to train very hard since childhood to become what they are today.
They all have one thing in common, they have lost the opportunity to be normal children, to be able to enjoy a childhood according to their age.
Worth?
That is the key question, is it worth sacrificing childhood for a dream? A dream, which is often more a dream of the parents than of the children themselves.
We agree that the infantas will not lack anything and that there are many children with serious problems, living in extreme poverty or even children who must work to eat their families. These cases are sad and the result of a bad distribution of resources, is what they have found and can do little to get out of it.
But those other children could lead a more normal life, more according to their age. I do not think it is necessary to have a world champion with nine years, or a My Universe of six, I can perfectly understand that the infantas get tired of the protocol and start running, to play with the console or to talk on the mobile or whatever that they consider more entertaining at that time. They are children, have we forgotten?
The character has eaten the boy from within
I think it is or that everyone has in common, the character we created from them has devoured the child who is at the center of everything.
Thus we hope that the infantas behave like the Fairytale Princesses, that that little boy who is so good at the sport becomes a renowned figure, in the next Messi or Ronaldo or Nadal.
It is logical, every father wants his children to succeed, to be special, to be happy is what we say whenever someone asks us. But we don't realize that now they can be too and that chasing a dream all your life can make you the most unhappy person you know.
Everyone says it's worth it when you get your dream, but What happens when you stay on the road?
In my opinion, I think we should let children be simply children, which is sometimes hard enough.
