Happiness...
Just to counter my previous post...I recently had an experience that still makes me smile thinking back on it.
The other day, after a long day out with helping my sister pack for Brisbane, I came home to be greeted by Adrienna at the door, a young girl who my mother babysits. As I walked in, she came up to me, stared at me for a little while and then lifted her arms up to be picked up. I did so, and she then proceeded to pull my face close, and plant a kiss on my cheek, before squirming to be put back down again.
I smiled and put her back down. Now, I should point out, Adrienna is 6 years old, isn't able to speak, and is autistic. She doesn't understand what people say to her, nor fully grasps her surroundings and after I placed her down, she just went back to whatever world it is that she lives in.
Even now, the full sweetness of that moment is still sinking in....
The other day, after a long day out with helping my sister pack for Brisbane, I came home to be greeted by Adrienna at the door, a young girl who my mother babysits. As I walked in, she came up to me, stared at me for a little while and then lifted her arms up to be picked up. I did so, and she then proceeded to pull my face close, and plant a kiss on my cheek, before squirming to be put back down again.
I smiled and put her back down. Now, I should point out, Adrienna is 6 years old, isn't able to speak, and is autistic. She doesn't understand what people say to her, nor fully grasps her surroundings and after I placed her down, she just went back to whatever world it is that she lives in.
Even now, the full sweetness of that moment is still sinking in....