As a parent, I am surrounded by four year old children. I am constantly in awe of the people they are at such a young age. Opinions, concerns, attitudes and outlooks are all developing so quickly. One of the greatest lessons I have learned from spending time with children is that you can be anything you want to be. I have watched them be moms, dads, dogs, babies, rock stars, firemen, batman etc. I've watched their carefree playing, no obstacles could get in their way. It has reminded me that we are suppose to dream big, at all ages. I learned it is never to late to decide what you want to be when you grow up.
In Walking Trees we meet so many children with lessons to teach. Kids from broken homes, different cultures and difficult backgrounds. So many of them were drawn to Ralph Fletcher, and were so willing to share their stories. It showed me that if we take the time, if we encourage, if we listen to children we can make a difference in their lives, and they can make a difference in ours.
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I totally agree with you. We can learn so much from children. They are so honest with sharing their ideas. And if we allow them to share their creativity will shine. Sometimes im shocked with the things they come up with. In the book Walking Trees, there is a child that described big snowflakes as white wasps taking over the city. I thought it was the perfect analogy. Better than something i wouldve came up with. Children are so simple and no matter what background they come from, they all have thier own story.Therefore listening and always encouraging them is our duty.
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