This morning my daughter woke me up at 6, like every morning. I was still really tired, but, well there is no excuse if your 2-year-old wants you to stand up. After I put clothes on her, it was around 6.20, she said she wanted to go out. Out of the house. I could not even hold my eyes open correctly and it was dark as night outside. So I said
"we can not go out yet, the world is still asleep"
she paused, looked at me seriously, and answered:
"I want to wake up the world."
I walked over the market and heard a little girl say to her Mother :
"Mom, all creatures are made out of flesh"
That is one of the truest things I have ever heard. I wonder if that girl could still eat meat after that huge insight.
Here you can see another prove about the wisdom of children. Last summer, I had to stop at every flower with her, because she needed to smell it. She took her time, sat down, gave the plants a bow and deeply inhaled. Then she turned to me and told me how beautiful the smell of this amazing miracle of nature was. Well, to be honest, she said "yummy."
yummy
Children know how to take their time, and much too often I find myself wanting her to hurry with me, to not be in the moment. But then she reminds me, that we have time. That we can be happy about being alive and healthy. And that might sound cheesy, but if you ever experienced a huge grief or sickness, you know what I am talking about. You just learn how to appreciate the "little" things, that are actually the big things.
That's me as a (maybe) 9-year-old. Loving it to be in nature and with animals. My daughter keeps reminding me of this girl, that is still me.
Thank you for reading,
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Clara
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