Echoes of Time

Sometime ago, a native to India cautioned me, that in raising my son, I should see him as an adult, basically, prepare him for his adult life.  While it was a little shocking, one could not deny its reality, as every day that passes changes our toddler closer to a big kid status and in a blink of an eye, the years roll on, to bring growth and milestones in numbers at every wonderful turn.  While modelling behavior is good for our 35-month old toddler, to raise a good and responsible adult, as his parents, our lives are so taken up, so that we choose to make the most of every opportunity by making the moments count for something!  Time goes by so quickly and moments which could have been meaningfully shared and treasured together, once lost, cannot be recaptured in the same way.  

Sharing time with Levi helps me to collect pockets of memories which I keep in my heart to remember for all time, in both good and challenging times, those snap shots have done wonderful things for me – in strengthen my purpose.  Levi’s dad and I, we take little moments and make them into big treasures.   Simple things carry so much impact, like an outdoor bath with the garden hose, or enjoying blowing bubbles into the air, or having an easy game of football, or making up stories through songs, and the most exciting of the many, peek-a-boo and tickles or having a delightful day at the beach or riding a merry-go-round, or eating watermelon while its juiciness runs down our faces, such simple pleasure to remember for a lifetime.

Sometimes as his parents, we have learned the art of “closing our eyes to certain things” so that, the crumbs in his car seat or on the floor can wait, as they echo living memories, so to the unmade beds and the house work, they can all wait – they tell a story, a time of loving each other, a time of fun filled with laughter.  Life is serious, but wonderful moments like theses refreshes us, gives life meaning and preserves a lifetime of treasured memories.  Yes – in all this, we, as his parents are preparing and molding him to be a beautiful forerunner to face his adult life and for those who would come from him.