Full Circle

Remember when life was simple? You got up in the morning and breakfast was all ready for you. After that, leave the mess at the table and head straight to the living room for some serious play. Maybe go outside if the day is nice and play some more. Then mom makes a nice lunch which you eat without a thought about how it got there. It's all fun, magical even. After lunch more play and maybe a nap. Then up for goofing around again before dinner. Outside after dinner for some bike riding and ball playing. Bath time with toy boats, where your every need is attended to by mom, even behind-ear washing. Bed time, ready for stories of far off lands and sleepiness turning to sleep...sleep to recharge the batteries for tomorrow's long day of play.

Not a care in the world.

Remember that? What ever happened to it? I know it's gone, but where did it go?

It didn't disappear, it just got passed along.

I see my kids play, now that they are in that time of life and I am out of it, and I am glad I can give it to them. I wonder if they have the slightest clue that it will end one day for them too? I hope not. I would hate to ruin it. Let them enjoy it. One day this will go full circle and they will smile when they see their children playing without fears or cares.