Have you ever
revisited a place as an adult that you visited as a child? Things are not quite the same as you
remembered them. As a child, everything
seemed so big; but as an adult, everything is not quite as big as you
remembered it to be. It was all about
your perspective!
Recently, I turned
thirty-eight. I was not thinking of
myself as being old. My five-year-old
daughter came to me and said, “Mom, you must be getting close to 101!” To a five-year-old, thirty-eight seems light
years away! As a child, I remember
thinking that forty was old. Now that I
am almost upon it, it does not seem old at all.
My daughter has been asking what certain words mean. They
have been very random words – compassion, concerned, survive, obstinate,
servant, etc. One day, she asked what “confused”
meant. I told her that it meant to be
mixed up or to not understand something.
She said, “Oh, so it is not understanding technology!” I am not sure
where that came from; she definitely had a different perspective!
Our children went
back to school this week. While they
were on summer break, the children played outside a lot. The other day, the boys were gathering sticks
to make a fire. I am not sure what it is
about boys and fire. (I was scared to death of matches as a child. Lighting a gas stove took some getting used
to! I actually had to practice lighting
a match. It is still not my favorite thing to do; I love Aim-a-Flames!) The boys are not allowed to light matches on
their own, but they look for any reason they can find to be able to light a
match. Anyway, they came in the other
day after they had been gathering sticks.
Gilbert told us, “That is hard work!”
Danny told us of his method for chopping sticks. He said, “You chop on it for a little while;
then, you sit on it to break it the rest of the way!” I guess there is more than one way to break a
stick!
At times, I find
myself frowning upon another person’s perspective. But, just as we are entitled to our own
opinions, we all have our own perspective.
Looking at things through a child’s eyes will definitely change one’s perspective!
If you have a story
that you would like to share with us, please e-mail it to me at lo@consfords.com. Please include the
name of each family member, your field of service, and a picture of your family
if possible.
Until next week, keep
your sunny side up!
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