Innocence is very synonymous with childhood, but where's the cutoff? At what age does one lose innocence, and with what event? Because of the varying experiences of humans, this really can't be determined. Most maintain the opinion, therefore, that innocence comes with naivety, and decreases as one grows with experience. But I am here to challenge that view.
When one has broadly experienced the world and its treasures, along with one's own inhibitions, most would say that that person's innocence is gone. I, however, believe in a different kind of innocence; my innocence comes from a state of bliss and a total lack of evil. Really, while mainstream innocence comes from a lack of understanding, the innocence I believe in comes from a total understanding, while maintaining the benevolent nature. If you can pass through all the triumphs and terrors of life without degenerating into a gruff, mistrusting individual, then you still possess innocence. If you can survive struggle and still have hope in your own being, then you still possess innocence. If you've been heartbroken to the point of suicidal self-hatred and still seek the beautifully terrible mystery that is love, then you still possess innocence.
Don't you see? Innocence can be a true force of steadfast goodness.
If you still don't get it, listen to this song. Well, listen anyway:
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