When does the child within us dies what happens?
That is the question I want you to ponder on just for a minute, when do we cease seeing the wonders and then innocence of a child?
Think of the way that a child sees the world before they know unkind words,
before they realize that bad things can happen around us.
That a child needs to be taught to safe from people around her sphere.
I was witness to that wonder for that time this afternoon just for a moment
the wonder of a childs eyes as she inspected a garden that is just waking up.
The warm earth being warmed up by the raise of the sun , the leaves bursting through under the leaves that protected the bulbs all spring. The tender green shoots peaking out from their hiding place.
There it was a little hand slipping her hand around the first flower of the garden of many delights to come. The soft touch of the pale cream snow drop that she delighted in her hand and felt the soft petals.
I just sat back and watched with wonder at this little girl, my grandaughter.
Such delight in her dark brown eyes as she looked at felt.
The moment gone when a harsh voice spoke her name...you picked Grandmas flowers , you should not do that. Thats a bad girl.
How I wished I could have stopped those words, flowers like children must be nutured for them to shine and grow and blossom.
Sometimes there are too many rules, time enough for harsh words.
We should cherish our young so that one day too they will fly with a spirit that sores. Not one that feels and knows the pain as with tears of hurt.
A young girl died this week five years old run over by the school bus , her life ended so quickly in those moments.
Hug your children and take the time to really listen about their world and what they see.
You will be amazed.
Nancy Macdonald RPN
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