Will you be my friend?
I just love the innocence of children. How they're not afraid to make new friends. They don't worry if they say the right thing or not. They have no expectations only to just play, and be friends, in the moment.
I took Cammy to the park today and while I was throwing the ball to our dog, Cammy goes off to play at the play structure. There's kids all over, playing in their little groups that they came with and then there's Cammy. What does she do? She starts playing with a little group of kids and makes friends. They have never met before. They don't even know each other's names and yet they're running around, laughing, playing make believe and just enjoying each other's company.
Why can't we as adults do that? Why is it so hard for us to just jump in, with that child-like innocence and make new friends, in the moment. I think, for me, I feel like it has to be some sort of long-term relationship; that it's gonna take a lot of work to maintain and so on and so on. But really, it doesn't. I could have all kinds of friends; just people I meet in passing or at the grocery store or whatever. People whom I may never see again, but friends through a casual conversation or even just a smile, a connection that can last a lifetime. Wow, I learned a little somethin' today, from my sweet little somethin'. It's funny what we can learn through the eyes of a child.
posted by Tracy @ 1:56 PM
5 Comments:
oh my lovely!!! :D
i totally agree with your post!
i mean sometimes i wish i wasn't so shy when i was around new people. it would deffinately make the world a lot more fun to be in if we could all just go to the park and play on the jungle gym with a new found friend.
i love how little kids think!! its just so dang CUTE!
but yes i could totally see Cammy going up to a little kid on the playground, and immidiately making friends with some random little kid and going to the slide and having fun!
*sighs* i miss those days....
You're so sweet Jessi! You could totally still go down the slide with some random kid; well maybe not a boy!!! ;)
......yeah, I miss those days too!
Love you girl! Hope you had an awesome birthday.
Wonderful post, Tracy. I actually went by the park yesterday, hoping you guys would be out. See, I will stop by the park to see you, but I won't just pop by the house. How weird is that. How weird is it that even though I think of you as one of my closest friends, I won't just pop by the house without calling. I bet Cammy would pop by OUR house without calling. So why does it feel okay to swing by the park, but not someone's house? The mysteries of awkwardness and uncertainty...
Yeah Susie, I know what you mean about that awkwardness and uncertainty. I feel that too. I'd really like to just get over that, you know. It's wasted time.
And by the way, you can totally pop by our house anytime. I love to hang out and visit with you. I even enjoyed our little drive-by visits the other day. Short, but still nice to see your face. :)
I will be your friend Ma
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