John Irby's Blog - Posts Tagged "wonderment"

Children should be told
the tales of Robin Hood
And
Hansel and Gretel
And
Snow White

and many others of course,
but also,

they need to visit beaches
and get down on their knees to play

in the sand.

For it is there they will
begin to imagine

how many uncountable grains of sand
there must be around the edges of
the oceans of the world.

And thus, when they turn their
gaze to the night sky

they will also
wonder
how many jillions of stars
there must be in all corners of the
Universe.

And so too,
these story tellings,
these imaginings,
these wonderings,
will help them look
inward

toward themselves

with a much greater
sense of humility.