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I just love weekday afternoons in May. It is during this
special time that I get to see one of the most wonderful
sights in the world. It is a sight that teaches me again and
again about what life truly is all about. I get to see it
mainly when I go to pick up my youngest son from school. I
can even hear it as I get out of my car. Its musical and
magical sound floats happily through the air from the
playground just off the preschool building. It is the sound
of children at play. Each day just before I pick up my boy
I take in this glorious and happy sight of the preschool
children having one last recess before they go home. Many of
the parents are there as well smiling as they watch that
special joy that their children are creating. I look on as
one happy boy swings and calls out for his teacher to watch.
I see two smiling girls skip, laugh, and gather handfuls of
dandelions to give their Moms. I watch as two boys ride the
rocking horses with all the energy and delight that their
little hearts can muster. I smile upon seeing a girl hanging
upside down from the miniature money bars and giggling at
the whole world. As I get my own son he too runs for the
swing set for one last ride as well before we head home. He
may have the body of a 12 year old, but he still has the
bliss of a child??™s heart, mind, and soul.
These beautiful children remind me everyday that life
truly is about joy, laughter, and love.? Anything else is
just details. We may all have to go to our jobs, clean our
homes, raise our families, and take care of all the tasks in
life. Still, there is no reason we can??™t do all these things
with love, laughter, and joy. In fact the only thing we
should take seriously in this life is the love and joy that
we choose and share. It is what makes life worth living and
it is God??™s greatest gift to us all. Cherish that gift then.
Rejoice in it. Share it with the world. And if you don??™t
think you can remember how to then stop by a playground one
day and watch the children.
?© 2005 Joseph J. Mazzella |
