So the blower on my car’s air conditioning system hasn’t been working. It started acting up when I was in Tulsa. But its worked less and less frequently, and its starting to get pretty cold so I wanted to get it fixed. So today I took it into the dealer to get it fixed.
So here I am sitting in the waiting room. Blogging. It’s pretty crowded in here, actually. There is this mother and young 3 year old daughter that came in a few minutes ago. The daughter said something, and the mother said, “Do you need to use the toilet?†The little girl said, “Yes†and then got a really funny look on her face. The mother replied, “Did you just go? Did you go in your pants?†The girl shook her head affirmatively. I laughed inside. Really hard. You have no idea.
As they were heading to the bathroom, the little girl took real wide steps; walking really funny – sort of like Joe Dirt in the movie. As the girl was leaving, she looked at a random woman in the waiting room and declared in a matter of fact tone, “I have wet pants.†The mother and daughter proceeded to the bathroom.
A few minutes later the mother and daughter came back into the waiting room and sat down. A moment’s silence was broken when the girl declared to the entire waiting room, “I couldn’t poop.â€
Ah, a child’s trust and openness. At what point do we stop trusting people? At what point are we concerned about what other people think about us? I read a great quote last night, but I forget who said it:
When you’re 20, you’re worried about what other people think about you.
When you’re 40, you don’t care what other people think about you.
When you’re 60, you realize that people weren’t thinking about you anyhow.
I believe it’s like I said before…
Child-like faith. Child-like love. Child-like trust. They all go hand in hand…in hand 😉
Think of a newborn baby. It can form a bond and be comfortable with anyone, for the most part. Now think of a one-year-old…how much more reluctant are they to be held by someone they don’t know? Such a drastic change over a one year stretch of time.
We are so much more innocent when we are born; and the longer we’re in the world, the less innocence we possess.
Just another reason that our God is so amazing…He counteracts the world and how it affects our hearts and minds. We don’t have to worry, because our faith is in Him. We don’t have to wonder where we belong, because we know that He loves us-without question. We don’t have to doubt, because we can trust in Him.
Sorry for rambling…I just wanted to add a tidbit of seriousness after another blog that mentioned poop 😉
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Hmm. I won’t comment on infant attachment…. but, yes, Abby, our God is amazing. All creation is being restored, and us along with it. Amazing indeed.
I hope it doesn’t take me until I’m 60 to realize that people weren’t thinking about me anyway, but it probably will.
Oh well…