Once again I am amazed at the little moments and the truth is that it’s the children that are becoming my teachers in what it means to be fully present in a moment. Children have a way of truly “being”, of enjoying the simplicities and not concerning themselves with a million thoughts that could cause them to be distracted or pulled away.
The children that I have met within the community have blessed my soul simply by their presence and their beauty. This isn’t to say that they haven’t felt pain or known suffering. The truth is they have experienced deep pain and as far as the world is concerned they live in a constant state of “less than.” They only have a couple changes of clothes, they might not get three meals a day, some have been raped before the age of ten, others have already lost parents to AIDS and other illnesses, and some are abused daily by their brothers, sisters, and parents. I share all of this not to cause sadness or add to a sob story, but to reiterate that these children know pain and yet I have watched them in the midst of their struggles truly have joy. I have watched them take in and truly be present in a moment. They still embrace life, experience joy, and in doing this they are in essence embracing who they are, beautiful children.
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it is quite interesting and profound the nature of children and what we can learn simply by being fully present WITH them. this is something that the Lord is drawing me to and man is it one of my deepest struggles-to live in what is now and not in what was or what could be...
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