The Robbery of Innocence

Whilst daydreaming, I pondered on the term "robbed of innocence". As we know, we usually accosiate this saying with a traumatic experience that someone faces or perhaps the spoil of youth via violence or sexual media. But while in thought about this, I've come with my own view on the saying.

I personally feel that innocence cannot be robbed.

Innocence as we feel, is something we accosiate with children but if you reflect on yourself today, you can probably find that you've shed your "innocence" long ago. "Innocence" being the feeling we have as kids that the world is magic or that nothing exists beyond the extent that you've travelled. But as you grow older, you know that the world is quite ordinary and that there are many places that you have never been.
Now I'm not going to try and display my own definition of the term "innocence" but I believe that my point can apply to any. Now to that point.

Innocence is not a possession. It's not something you can hold. It's not something you can pick up, hide somewhere, or steal. It's an ideal. An ideal that we use to define children and in some respects, ignorance. Regardless, the "robbery of innocence" or perhaps, just the loss of it, is a natural part of life. Whatever age you begin to shed your innocence, if you rid of it yourself or you lose it by force, it's apparent that it's a natural part of life. By the mid-teenage years, we have already gotten rid of the views we had as a child. We know that the world is a scary place, and bad things happen, and people of the opposite gender can be more than "friends". We accomplish the realization that the world is not innocent. In turn, realizing that we are not innocent. It's built into our DNA and evolutionary story that we need to rid "innocent" views on the world to survive. The first cavemen needed to realize that the mountain lion over there is a threat, and not cuddly just cause it has fur.

As adults, we know that we've lost our innocent views for awhile. We go through most of our life without it. And admire those who have it. But children look up to adults. They look up to the wisdom they have. The wisdom that is obtained through living life and shedding innocence at a normal age.

Now we may grow and our views on the world take darker turn for obvious reasons. But that's not to say that the world isn't amazing. Just because bad things happen shouldn't deter us that life is a beautiful thing.

Through all the hate and sadness, the key to make the world magic again, is to find the prevailing magic in life. When finding the love and beauty in our own lives, we can have a brighter view of hope in the world.