today i saw a little girl through the mrt doors and smiled at her.after 2 seconds...she smiled back=).my heart beamed.see ,with children its possible to generate such a reaction,smile at an"adult' on the mrt and you'll get stared down,no response or both.the other day i was at toys 'r' us,shopping for my sister sarah's christmas present and thought about the not too distant future when she would outgrow toys and the realm of wonder and magic it leads us to.as i skimmed through the aisles i remembered my fascination with the giant toystore when i was a kid.heck,i still get excited going there=p.i saw a girl there,short plain hair,spectacles almost half the size of her face...reminded me a lot of me...when i was young.as she stared intently at the array of toys in front of her i contemplated saying hi to her and asking her which particular toy she liked.i was afraid she'd start screaming and call for her parents.how i yearn for the days when my biggest worry was which of my coveted toys i'd get for christmas.
children are truly wonderful,magical creatures filled with potentiality and innocence,like a clean notebook or journal just waiting to have their pages filled.i miss my little sister,who isn't so little anymore.gosh,she'll be 12 in february just as i'll be 21 in march.i shall miss my childhood and always try to retain childlike ness to some extent,..being uninhibited in expression,always eager and excited about something close to their heart,inquisitive..and full of imagination..free from the constraints and confines of what is now drilled into us as rules and the code of conduct..whatever is deemed acceptable by society norms etc etc..i remember the toys "r" us song when i was young..i dont wanna grow up ,i just wanna be a kid..well,at the time i was like..are u kidding???i WANT to grow up and grow my wings and be free to fly and soar..now i look back somewhat wistfully..
i shall continue to smile at children and even strike conversations with them.just to glean some magic from their whirring childlike minds..=)
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Peter Pan?
Children are the perfect embodiment of innocence as we are, of innocence lost.
Makes sense? I hope.
mei! fresh new look of ur blog! yup children are lovely indeed...maybe a few yrs down e rd we can make some and play with them...ha. (no i dont mean "we" make some.. it's not sounding right ya..aiyaya..)
~gwee's fave butt
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