"A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantment's of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial from the sources of our strength."
----Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder
A sense of wonder is a gift that we can give to children just by showing them how to see the beauty and amazing things in this world.
ReplyDeleteMy mother did this for me and because of this, I didn't lose the "wonder".
We can all be "good faries" to a child.
i want to see the world through a kids eyes...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quote - and one we should all remember!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be great to have influence with the good fairy.
ReplyDeleteWonderful quote. Wouldn't that be grand? I will try to be more childlike in my wonder. Thanks for the reminder. It's still possible.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and so very true. Being with my nieces and nephew definitely reminds me of how amazing the world is.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ... " a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last thoughout life ..."
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Most definitely agree with Rachel Carson on this. What a beautiful smile....like how you captured the static in her hair.
ReplyDeleteAs I have a 2 and half year old grandson.. I see the wonder and joy in his face as he discovers new things.. we have to think more about that as adults.
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