My brain went to that part in Uncle Buck where he has to go see the principal at his niece’s school because she’s gotten in trouble. The principal called her a “silly heart” and made that sound like a bad thing. He, of course, sticks up for her and defends her by saying like hey, she’s a little kid, of course she’s silly.
Even when I was a kid and watched Uncle Buck for the first time, I loved that description of a child, silly heart.
We should all be more silly, goofy and take ourselves and the world less seriously. I think we’d all be happier.
Of course it’s not that simple. The adult world is much more complex than that of a child. But if only.
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