I hope everyone is having a pleasant day and a shout out to my mom who has been really busy but I love her and look up to her for working so hard.
19
August 2014
The
Frog and The Pigeon
Pigeon
lived in a big city and was finding the noise and smells just a
little overwhelming. He decided to venture outside of the city to
find some comfort in the quiet outdoors. As pigeon flew about, he
spotted a cozy little pond in the heart of the woods.
“This
place is so beautiful! So much nicer than the loud, busy city,”
announced pigeon as he strutted around the pond.
“It's
not as nice as you'd think. I would rather live a busy life than this
mundane life,” croaked the nearby frog.
Pigeon
was taken a back by this. How could any creature not be happy in this
fairytale land of green scenery and tweeting birds. Pigeon could even
hear a magical sounding waterfall in the background. The woods were
such a wondrous place for all animals to live, at least that is how
pigeon felt.
“But
frog, you are sitting on a lily pad throne, surrounded by flowers in
a pod of refreshingly cool water! What is wrong with this perfect
place?” inquired pigeon.
“It
is so dull and boring here. There are no noises, just silence with
the occasional hum of bug or a bird. There is nothing to do,”
grunted the frog.
“You
should go to my city. It is extremely noisy. People yell at each
other, horns honk, sirens blare and the stench is unbearable! It
smells like all the wort things rolled up into one. This nook of the
woods is serene in comparison,” explained the now disgruntled
pigeon.
“Well
aren't you so lucky,” puffed the frog as he jumped away, leaving
the pigeon alone.
Pigeon
was quite alright with that. Frog was a downer and made the beautiful
surrounding. Pigeon was happy in the green, mossy woods he landed in.
He didn't care what frog said, he had found himself a new home.
Pigeon was complete with his new home and potential for new friends.
20
August 2014
What
Would You Attempt To Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?
A
class full of 5 year olds, perky and ready for the world, were asked,
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”
The children were wide eyed and eager to answer.
“I
would fly high in the sky!”
“I
would go to the sun!”
“I
would buy all the candy and share it with my friends!”
“I
would build the tallest, biggest building for all my friends to live
in!”
“I
would take my family to our favorite forest for all the camping we
could want!”
The
children had so many dreams and hopes for lands and places far beyond
what they could comprehend. They had joyful aspirations of things
they wished to grasped. The question was then asked to a group of 14
year olds. The outcome was much sadder.
“If
I could do anything without fail I would go back to a happier time.”
“I
would skip school and write all day and not get in trouble.”
“I
would make my parents love each other again.”
“I would stop all of the bullies from calling me fat.”
“I
would disappear so no one could hurt me again.”
Children,
hopeful and full of life, they view the world as place of amazement.
They traverse the planet full of sacred wonder. Day by day they
become jaded in life and grow into adults who know the world and it's
pain rather than it's light. Inside all of us is the 5 year old
still, stuck behind sadness and knowledge just waiting to get out.
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