All three of my children have little compunction in expressing themselves if they thing things have not gone fairly. Now all three can express in more sophisticated ways – for them – than was the case a few years ago. Even the youngest who is still in primary school.
Likewise, they now have their own interests and pursuits which would comfortably take up their time without any interaction with their parents. Observing them enjoy those pastimes makes me consider things in a wistful way. I now talk about enjoying certain interests of my own in terms of decades, where it doesn’t feel that long ago when it was a thing to still retain the interest after a year or so. There’s a lot to be said for maintaining and developing an interest. As with a lot of things in life, though, things change even with the interests and the level of commitment to the interest.
As I watch my daughters and hear them talk about their things of intrigue, there’s an awe and a familiarity with it. There’s a comfort and a buzz that comes with that. There’s little point telling them to cherish it because things change so fast, because I’m just an older geezer who is a product of the 20th Century. It is important, however, to cherish those things because things change so fast. It’s a love they can indulge much in as children, it won’t be as straightforward as other challenges and responsibilities come along – unless you want to devote the energy and time to it.
That doesn’t mean there isn’t a thrill and a joy in those interests, it is to say it is not the same and difference refreshing about those early stages that cannot be recaptured with that particular interest.
That’s why it’s worth cherishing those interests that you begin to develop.
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For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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