I spent most of the day at the stake center cutting out huge bolts of black fabric into 27 foot pieces. This was a mindless job, so I spent a lot of time listening to Clara and her buddy Mia play. They found three balls, two hula hoops and a miniature pup tent which managed to entertain them for the several hours they were there trapped in the big gym. They played store, and train and monsters and ponies and house and school and spies and warriors. They had to take turns being the oldest, the mommy, the driver, the bad guy, the good guy, the victim and the hero. It meant lots and lots of sorting it out. Sometimes it required the odd "that's not fair" and a couple of "I'm not playing then" but for the most part it was smooth sailing.
A Little Lesson:
I am grateful for the resilience, flexibility, creativity, endurance, and stamina that little children are magically built with. We could all learn a few things here.
Could Clara please come back and rub shoulders with Kate?
ReplyDeletePS - Yesterday Alex says "I really miss Emily" -hmm...he loves girls!
Einstein showed that imagination is a wonderful human attribute. Children have it in abundance like Clara and her friend playing make believe together by themselves. Adults lose much of the power of imagination as they stop playing and day dreaming. This is why becoming as a little child is such good advice.
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