The Wonder Years

There was a tinge of sadness and resignation in her musings of the lucky ones who were "untouched by corruption" and could still look upon the world with childlike wonder, while she had "seen too much" to ever do that.

Notwithstanding the proverbial truth in ignorance being bliss, I do not believe that people who have had more hard knocks in life, or who can see things for what they are, can never look upon the world with wonder - albeit a different kind - again. It is about looking at the world through older and wiser eyes. Of course, some people might find it easier than others, because God has "blessed" their lives with sugar and spice. Or, there is just something in them that reaches out more readily for the light, in spite of everything. Sometimes, it is about wanting and choosing to see and do things differently, and to find joy in living each new day, encounter and experience.

Even the jaded ones, no matter how much they whinge, just want to be able to look forward to another day, and to life.

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He was not what I expected of a litigator. And he seemed so young, unmarked skin and all. (Actually he was - late 20s, going by pieces of information gathered.) There was, literally, an openness in his wide (and rather pretty) eyes. When he laughed, he would turn to share his laughter, so easily, so freely. There was something so appealing about his youthfulness, his whole person. Here was not an Innocent, "untouched". He had allowed life to touch him, but in a different way.

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The two little girls came by and announced they wanted to sit with SF on the Viking ride. It must have dismayed her date who had not expected two little lightbulbs to get in the way, especially after six streetlights went to great depths (and then heights - No Fly Time exceeded by two hours) to stay out of the way. Heh. Heh. Heh.

"Children are just drawn to me."

I guess children recognise their own kind, no?

(Afterthought: Do people have children so they can vicariously experience wonder again in a blood kin?)


Questions

"We were talking yesterday when he asked about you being so quiet..."

Shrug. I dunno why. And I'm getting so tired of being told that.

Meanwhile, I hear that headhunters have taken to reading blogs for potential employees because it gives them a good assessment of the person's strengths and work attitudes. Maybe someone would offer me a job as a mime, eh.