"Because children have abounding vitality, because
they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated
and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person
does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not
strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough...
It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again," to the sun;
and every evening, "Do it again," to the moon. It may not be automatic
necessity that makes all daisies alike: it may be that God makes every
daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be
that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and
grown old, and our Father is younger than we." -G.K. Chesterton
Exulting in monotony. I love that concept. Finding joy in the small, the barely noticeable, the repetitive.
Children are masters at exulting in the mundane, the every day, the seemingly boring.
When a child finds a rock, it isn't just any old rock; it is the best rock ever discovered in the history of mankind.
Most adults don't even notice pretty and interesting rocks.
Let's take a lesson from children---notice the small things and be enthusiastic! | | |
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