If you haven't seen Horton Hears a Who! yet, get on it. This movie would be great for any type of theology paper, the biblical references are abounding! Mrs. Kangaroo calls Horton, our elephant hero, silly and dangerous for believing that life exists on this small speck of dust on a flower because "if you can't see it or hear it, it doesn't exist". In the end, Mrs. Kangaroo's small son hears the townspeople of Whoville and their world is saved. A child hears the cries of people and saves an entire world (sound familiar?).
As an adult...er, a grown up...er, a responsible person(?) it gets very easy for me to believe that my education, my experience, my knowledge makes for the best understanding of this world we live in. It's easy to get lost in finding the answers from the experts, the books, the sermons. To be clear, I do believe it's our elderly who have all the answers and I, of course, appreciate a good sermon, but we cannot deny the power of children.
If you know me well, you know that my "motherly instincts" aren't necessarily at the top of my strengths. With that, I'm as surprised as anyone that I find myself surrounded by children everyday now. And while my primary purpose is to help with homework, teach manners and commitment, and encourage service and kindness, I can't help but recognize the lessons I'm getting each day.
My short list:
Dancing to Michael Jackson makes one very happy.
A game of kick ball creates healthy competition as long as everyone gets to play and it ends in a tie.
A stick of gum offered by a friend will stop tears.
Sharing your vending machine loot is the best way to make friends.
It's cool to write letters to Santa, and you must sing Hark the herald angels sing/Glory to the newborn king! super loud while spinning in circles.
Amen.
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