I remember vividly, many years ago, being in an elementary classroom, and hearing an adult say,
“This is not right. Bears are not purple.”
I watched the, previously excited and proud, child turn away,
dejected,
disappointed,
disillusioned with her own perspective.
I would guess that what that young child heard was “you are not right.”
My heart sank, as I watched a child lose the wonder, the joy, the colors available through that which the Creator, himself had made available. She also lost confidence in her own perspective of the world in which she lives.
To lose so much, so young, is to have their creativity questioned, their perspective doubted and it diminishes the value and passion for wonder.
As if this blog’s name of itsawonderfilledlife, does not adequately stress how strongly I value the practice of wonder, the following quote is noted on my “About Me” page, and is a reminder to me of how life-giving wonder can be:
“He who can no longer pause to wonder
and stand rapt in awe,
is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”
Albert Einstein
May we encourage wonder, in children, in adults, in ourselves, so that we see can see how vast, how colorful this created world is for those who choose to pause.
itsawonderfilledlife 