‘Boo’, Friend of Children
and Young at Heart

Today a friend of our family with his daughter was in town taking care of some business before going to Illinois to visit his Mom. While our friend, who has lived a rough life, was taking care things I had lots of time to spend with his five-year-old daughter who I have not see for a couple of years. It was like we were lifetime friends visiting the children’s museum, waiting in the car while her dad dropped off things or playing at our house with our collection of musical instruments from Latin America or with my collection of stuffed animals. She was alive with imagination which only a child seems to possess these days or a silly old man like myself. She was particularly impressed with my pop up clown from Guatemala name Boo. (Pat my wife found that children in her story hour at the library liked Boo so much she brought one for herself.) As she was leaving the city with her father she said to me “It was nice seeing you again.”

This five year reminded me of all the 2 to 6 year old I have met over the years, around the world and here. Each boy or girl brought real joy to my life and was a grace. Many of them I have pictures of so I was inspired today to make a collage of their faces. Whenever I get down or tired of adults misrepresenting information or statements I can just bring up this collage. Children do not lie.

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