Why not?

As I was reading one of my books for one of my education classes I came across a little anecdote which I would like to share with you all.

"A parent was visiting the classroom of her child and was going to be helping out the teacher for the day. She saw some children trying to take things from the kitchen area, over to the carpeted area to, so that they could play with them over there. Her first instinct was to tell these children that the items in the kitchen area were meant to be played with in the kitchen area. However the classroom teacher stopped her and explained to her that it was her philosophy to first think why not? why should this activity or action be restricted? if she cannot come up with a good reason, she puts her reservations on hold for now"

I was reading this, I couldn't help but feel as though this would be a great thing to apply to a number of areas in our life. For example, if you're friends want you to do something silly (like say, chase each other across campus dressed as a monkey and a banana for example) and you cannot think of a good reason for why not, then do it! You only live once, and sometimes you need to do silly things in life, just because. It helps keep life interesting.

Of course this shouldn't only be applied to silly things, it can be applied to many different aspects of life. Such as trying a food that you have never tried before, or attempting an activity, or even dating. I know I'm definitely guilty on the not trying foods part, even though I have no good reason as to why I wont try it.

I'd like to think at the end of the day, I'll take my own advice. However like many things in my life, I struggle with it.