Eye
It seems that when we are presented with our children as a new bundle of joy, we envision all the “eyes” in their lives. They are certainly filled with unrealized buds of potential growth. As our kids personality and strengths begin to emerge, we are better able to recognize the areas in which these buds will blossom and grow.
As parents, it is up to us to recognize the potential growth our kids exhibit and help them to reach their fullest ability in growing these buds of development. We can help to encourage our kids in their areas of greatest strength. We can provide opportunities for them to continue to blossom in these areas.
Every child has some area in which there is new growth just waiting to burst forth and blossom into new beauty. It is up to us to keep our eyes open to behold the eyes of growth waiting to bud in their lives.
Love and concern plus paying attention to them and making time for them makes it possible to see those “eyes”. In today’s busy world, especially with the increased number of broken homes, these things are more rare than they used to be and so much more important!
I know that is true, but it is so sad to me. I am working hard at doing that w/ my own kids. I am not so good doing it w/ other’s kids, even my nephews. But I know that if we keep encouraging them and pushing them in the right direction it will surely be better than if we did otherwise…
Each of those eyes can be anything, there’s an infinite number of possibilities, and the ramifications of developing a new skill or a new love or a new hobby ripple out in all directions.
Malcolm
it’s so amazing isn’t it?!