The Eyes of a Child

Albert Einstein once wrote in a letter to a friend, "People like you and me never grow old. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.”

How true is that in your life?

Have you ceased to be amazed by the little things around you?

Have you become so busy trying to get ahead that you have forgotten how to slow down?

Have you taken the simple beauty that crosses your path everyday for granted?

What if we could all regain a child like wonder again? 

Imagine with me back to child-hood. Remember how it was the little things you would discover that made you go, "OH WOW! LOOK AT THAT!" Whether it be a flower, or a lady bug, or just a cool colored rock.
Now, look at yourself today. Would those same things make you even stop for a second?

I work as an extended care teacher  with 3 and 4 year olds at a local preschool. One of my favorite parts of the jobs is seeing the wonder and amazement in the eyes of the children (especially while outside!)
I can't even count the number of times that this has happened:
I will be sitting there talking with a child and all of a sudden another kid will run up to me and would say something like  this, "MISS RACHEAL!! MISS RACHEAL!!! LOOK AT THIS ROCK!" to which I would reply, "wow! that's a nice rock." just to hear them say, "IT'S NOT JUST A NICE ROCK! IT'S AN AMAZING ROCK! SEE!", and they will continue to point out every little thing that makes that certain rock different than all the other rocks on the playground.

It took me quite a while to realize exactly what was going on. In the back of my mind i sometimes caught myself say, "whoopdy doo. It's a rock there is a billion of them out here. what's the big deal."
I'll tell you right now. That's the wrong attitude to have. Never take away a child's amazement and wonder for the little things. That is one of the worst things you can do. Instead take it and try it out for yourself.

Everyday it's something different.
In fact it was just yesterday  this really started turning the wheel in my head.
There is one little girl that i call "The Flower Girl". Everyday she picks all the little flowers she can from along the fence of the playground. She makes a bouquet for all her teachers, and one to take home to her mom and dad. Yesterday though, instead of a bouquet, she brought me one single purple flower. As I looked at the flower closely, I noticed that by far it was one of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen in my life! I showed it to the teacher beside me and she said "cool", I said "no, really look at it closely." she did and had the same reaction I did. It was gorgeous!

God made us to fall in love with the beauty of his creation. As we grow older though, we sometimes get to wrapped up in trying to get ahead and living the "American Dream", that we forget to just live life. There is more to life than just money and gadgets. There are those things that don't cost a cent that can be just as filling. We over look the beautiful butterfly God put in our path to make us smile, because we have our noses stuck in our smart phones arguing with someone on online we have never even met before!

So let me ask you, when was the last time you took a walk outside and picked a flower?
When was the last time you dropped the stress of your typical crazy work day and thanked God for the clouds, the rain, the sun, the flowers, the rocks, the trees, the butterflies?

If we could all just for one day, one hour, or one minute refocus our vision to be like that of a 3 year old child....I think we would realize just what we have been missing out on. Never put a child's mind in an electronic box.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

Man does not cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play.

There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.

Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child

 Live...Laugh...Love
Until Next Time,
Racheal <3