Never Too Old to Learn and be Amazed!

We celebrated Emi's second birthday yesterday. Many friends and their children were tightly fitted into the house. There must have been 11 children with only one older than three (she was four). Given the constraints of space (it was pouring rain outside), I was amazed how easily everyone was able to feel at home. But, of more interest, was watching these little children go about enjoying available toys and each other, oblivious to strangers and adults, in general.

Consistent with so much research, it seems to demonstrate the degradation of so much of our humanity by negative experiences over time. It all starts rather effortlessly until the adult world starts to impose so many expectations or their own world starts to be complicated by other children whose early tendencies have been thwarted by their negative experiences.

I realize that no one is immune from the negative impact of some of our experiences. Most of us seem to accommodate these into our worldview without distorting our vision too much. However, none 0f us keep the benign world view that is enjoyed by little ones.

I admit vicariously enjoying this world that I can never recall having.