When was the last time you watched a child at play? A child being silly? Have you ever really looked deep into the eyes of a child when they are playing and happy? If so, you have seen pure, unadulterated joy that accompanies an unconditional love. The joy that comes from being silly or playing a game either with others or one they play by themselves. A joy that comes from deep within their hearts - A joy that comes from God. Children have a way of finding enjoyment in life in the smallest of ways. I've heard some adults say they too can find happiness in the smallest of things. For those, they still have their childish joys and how wonderful their lives are because of it. My Mom was like that. She would joke and kid with a stranger in the grocery store and then she would say "You don't have to be crazy to get along in this life - but it sure helps" and then just laugh at her own joke. Her silliness and joy was contagious to everyone around her. We all need to look deep within ourselves and find a little bit of that childishness that is still in us. It doesn't matter if we are 9 or 90, a little bit of childish joy and child-likeness in our hearts is good for the soul.
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