Hey, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. I called my mother today and thanked her for bringing me into the world. They say when I was born; the lights went out in the entire hospital. LOL
Seriously, mothers should be celebrated every day. They are the mother of all humanity. Life would not exist without them giving birth. I took some time today and just reflected on life in general and the important roll a mother has to play when having a child. There is a special connection between a child and mother which is unexplainable.
So again, Thanx to all the mothers out there who continue to nurture the world by their example.
Today, while I was out collecting a few items to do breakfast for my wife from our kids, I caught myself waiting in line and a young child from an Arab decent caught my attention. The child had to be about 10-12 months old. So there was no real communication between us other than the smile, giggle, and the I see you back and forth game.
The thing that struck me was this. This child did not recognize color, culture, gender or anything else. He was just as happy with looking at me as I was with him. After going back and forth playing the I see you game, his mother smiled at me and we began talking. This is what hit me during our conversation. If it were not for the child, the two of us, the adults may never have exchanged conversation. But why is that?
It’s because we are constantly looking for the differences in each other. And then we use that to decide whether we should communicate or not. Oh, don’t look at my last sentence with innocence; you know exactly what I mean. LOL
I remember not long ago, I was in Toys r us with my kids……… As an experiment, I started to speak to everyone I saw…… The usual hey, how are you, and people were looking at me like I was crazy! Am I really? One kid I said hello to was in shock. He kept looking at me like I was possessed or something.
What is so wrong in talking with one another? I think the whole don’t talk to strangers has been taken out of context. Not in the fact that our kids should not be aware of what is going on, but in the context that when we are amongst each other, we should take more of an aggressive approach in being the one to crack the Ice.
Never again should you be stuck in an elevator of silence. Conversation is not an invitation to letting someone into your life. It is about spreading good energy to one another and having that spread to others.
Well, that’s my insight for the day. I will touch you soon.
Anderson “TheAceMan” Cutting
