Several times in this blog I have spoken about the need or desirability of keeping in touch with your inner child. A few days ago, my "almost 3" year old grandson invited me to go with him to Lonsdale Quay. This is a somewhat trendy shopping area on the north shore. Normally in my adult thinking I would just jump into my car and drive over the bridge, find a parking spot, do my shopping and return, probably within an hour. But this was to be an adventure! We would start off by taking the bus, then on a skytrain (our elevated and sometimes underground transit system), then the sea bus which is also part of our transit system. Through in a few escalators and elevators and the adventure is complete. As we walked from our homes to the bus stop, Tyler noticed that the bus had not come yet and was not in sight. He let out a hearty "HURRAY, WE GET TO WAIT AT THE BUS STOP". This was the first time in my life that I had heard anyone cheer because they got to "wait" at a bus stop. Other moments of joy included being able to "wait in line with other people" to get on the bus, and sea bus. For him it was a great adventure, and sadly I daresay that for most adults it would have been a chore and something that they had to do. I spent that morning trying to see the world through my grandson's eyes and experience what his "world reality" is. We have so much to learn from the little kids of the world. As I tried to "enter" his world as best I could, I started taking pictures of the many stores and buildings in and around our travels, and must say that this world is filled with interesting and colorful images and patterns. The image above was pointed out to me by Tyler as we wandered the mall looking for interesting things, he liked the "funny picture".
So the thought I came away with from our great adventure was that life is funny, interesting, captivating, and mysterious. It is filled with questions such as: "how does that work?"; "where is the sun/moon now?" ; "how does a diesel engine on the sea bus work?"; and on and on.
And when you really get down to it, how does the earth turn? And to finish off, "WHAT IF THE HOKEY-POKEY IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT??? Ponder that one for a while:-))
Live well and prosper
I can imagine how cheerful Tyler was when you two were waiting for the bus coming! Waiting is not always boring.It depends on what you are waiting for or whom you are with when you are waiting. I am also glad that you got very unique images through this adventure. I have a Tylery question too," How does the camera shutter work?"
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Rosie