Wonderments and Such
Children should discover
the tales of Robin Hood,
Hansel and Gretel,
Snow White
and many others of course,
but also,
they need to visit beaches
to play
in the sand.
For ‘tis there they will
begin to imagine
how many countless
grains of sand
cling to the edges
of our world.
And thus,
when they turn curious
eyes to the night sky
they also might
wonder
how many stars
torch all corners
of our Universe.
And so too,
these story tellings,
these imaginings,
these wonderments,
will help them
peek inward
and examine themselves
with a much greater
sense of humility.
j
Love this! You are absolutely right – children need imagination, wonderment and time alone, undisturbed by technology and schedules, to develop. Without that, everything becomes outward (as you said, “peek inward…a much greater sense of humility”). We lose ourselves, our sense of belonging and eventually society as a whole suffers, which we’re now seeing. Spot on!
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Love this! You are absolutely right – children need imagination, wonderment and time alone, undisturbed by technology and schedules, to develop. Without that, everything becomes outward (as you said, “peek inward…a much greater sense of humility”). We lose ourselves, our sense of belonging and eventually society as a whole suffers, which we’re now seeing. Spot on!
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Thank you for kind and agreeable words, Lynn. Much appreciated. Stay safe. Our troubled world needs much more of you. j
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