Back to school, kids!
My walk to work takes me past the University’s day-care center, around the time when parents are dropping their children off in the morning: lots of noisy kids, parents driving, parents walking. I like the walking parents and children best; they’re almost always holding hands, which is very sweet.
A few years ago, I saw a father and daughter walking hand in hand toward the center, when all at once the little girl saw someone she knew – some friends, maybe – and let go of her father’s hand, and started running toward the school, excited to join the fun.
How long has it been since you were excited enough about something to run toward it?
Ah well, ho hum. It’s part of the magic of childhood.
We outgrow it.
(Sadly enough.)
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