My 11-year old granddaughter played Silent Night on the violin for us on Christmas morning. As I listened to her, I thought back to when I held her in my arms 11 years ago about an hour after she was born. She was beautiful. But, she was totally helpless. However, I’ve read that we’re the smartest right after we’re born. Maybe we’re not the smartest in terms of the knowledge we possess, but she was a learning machine absorbing everything around her without judgment. Have you ever been in the grocery store checkout line with a small infant in the cart ahead of you? They stare at you with this sense of wonder and curiosity. Compare that with the bored and impatient expressions of some of the adults in the line. They’ve lost that childlike curiosity and wonder that drives the rapid learning of children.
It takes a village to raise a child . . . and an adult.
beautiful!